Certain individuals can only receive SNAP for three months in a 3-year period if they do not meet specific work requirements. This is called the time limit.
The Food and Nutrition Act allows states to ask us to temporarily waive the time limit for individuals living in areas that have an unemployment rate of over 10%. Alaska and Hawaii can also request to temporarily waive the time limit for individuals living in areas with unemployment rates 1.5 times the national average. However, a time limit waiver does not waive the general SNAP work requirements.
FY 2025-2029
As required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, we post all available waiver materials to the public to increase waiver transparency. Documents prior to FY 2013 may only be available in part. This webpage contains time limit waiver materials for FY 2025-29. We will update this page with new requests and responses on a quarterly basis.
State Requests and Supporting Documents
Select a fiscal year (FY) to download a zip file with all state requests and supporting documents for that year.
FY 2026
- FY 2026 (.zip) (Alaska through Kentucky)
- FY 2026 (.zip) (Minnesota through New Mexico)
- FY 2026 (.zip) (Nevada through Wisconsin)
FY 2025
- FY 2025 (.zip) (Alaska through Hawaii)
- FY 2025 (.zip) (Illinois through Minnesota)
- FY 2025 (.zip) (Montana through New York)
- FY 2025 (.zip) (Oregon through Wisconsin)
FNA Response Documents
The following states have submitted waivers. Select a state name to see our response (approvals and denials) to state requests.
Certain waivers in effect in FY 2026 were impacted by changes in guidance and are denoted with a (*). Please see letters below for more information.
- Waiver of the Time Limit – Status Update (02/26/2026)
- Waiver of Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Time Limit – Termination (10/03/2025)
- Alaska
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/20/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/23/2025)
- Arizona
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/12/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (03/12/2026)
- California
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (08/12/2024)
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (01/15/2025)
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (05/21/2025)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/23/2025)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/10/2026)
- Colorado
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (08/15/2024)
- Connecticut
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/17/2024)
- Delaware
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (08/19/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/06/2025)
- District of Columbia
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (04/26/2024)
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (01/13/2025)
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (05/21/2025)
- Kentucky
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/27/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/09/2026)
- Illinois
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (08/19/2024)
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (03/14/2025)
- Maine
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/13/2024)
- Michigan
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/20/2025)
- Minnesota
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (06/03/2025)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/10/2026)
- Montana
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (06/03/2025)
- Nevada
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (03/14/2025)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/10/2026)
- New Hampshire
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/03/2024)
- New Jersey
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/10/2026)
- New Mexico
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/18/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/23/2025)
- New York
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/02/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (02/09/2026)
- North Dakota
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/18/2025)
- Oregon
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/22/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/20/2025)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (03/30/2026)
- Rhode Island
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (03/12/2025)
- South Dakota
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (08/12/2024)
- Virgin Islands
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/19/2024)
- Washington
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2024)
- Wisconsin
- FY 2025 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (09/13/2024)
- FY 2026 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/20/2025)
If you have any difficulties accessing or viewing these documents, please email us at SM.FN.SNAPHQ-WEB@usda.gov.