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ResetResource | Policy Memos
    SNAP FY 2025 Priority Areas for State Outreach Plans
        FNS is committed to increasing access to SNAP, one of the most powerful tools available to ensure low-income people have access to healthy food. Program informational activities, or SNAP outreach activities, are a critical tool to ensure vulnerable populations are aware of the availability, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and benefits of SNAP.
      02/01/2024
    Resource | Policy Memos
    FY 2024 Priority Areas for State Outreach Plans
        FNS strongly recommends that all states develop a SNAP outreach plan. In addition to increasing enrollment among eligible non-participating households, SNAP outreach can help reduce churn by encouraging existing SNAP households to recertify.
      02/01/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Emergency Allotments (EA) Provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
        On Dec. 29, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Division HH, Title IV, Section 503(b), of the Act ends SNAP EA that were provided by Section 2302(a)(1) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The law terminates EA after the issuance of February 2023 benefits. Therefore, the last benefit month that may include EA is February 2023.
      01/06/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP and TANF Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Skimming Prevention– Tools and Resources
        USDA's FNS and ACF at the Department of Health and Human Services are aware of increasing reports of benefit theft by criminal actors through EBT card skimming schemes. After discussions with EBT processors and fraud prevention stakeholders, FNS and ACF have identified prevention measures that can be adopted to improve card security while we work towards longer-term strategies.
      10/31/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP – End of Temporary Student Exemptions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
        This memorandum provides guidance to SNAP state agencies on the end of the temporary student exemptions as described in Section 702(e) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). This expands upon the SNAP Student Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - Questions and Answers – Section 702(e) memorandum issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
      10/12/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit and SNAP
        As we enter tax filing season this year, I ask you to encourage all SNAP applicants and recipients to file taxes. Even if a family did not earn enough to be required to file taxes, they are eligible for the CTC and potentially thousands of additional dollars in benefits. Filing taxes will mean many families who are eligible for CTC will also get thousands of dollars in additional tax relief through the Earned Income Tax Credit.
      02/24/2022
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0087
    SNAP FY 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustments
        This memorandum provides the federal FY 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the SNAP maximum allotments for the 48 contiguous states and D.C., Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2021.
      08/16/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0033
    SNAP – Emergency Allotments
        FNS intends to issue updated SNAP – Emergency Allotments guidance to provide benefits to certain eligible households, including those receiving SNAP benefits at the statutory maximum, that were previously deemed ineligible for emergency allotments by USDA.
      04/01/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0025
    WIC 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This memo is inform FNS regional offices and state agencies of the release of the 2021-22 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines. The 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines are used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in WIC.
          WIC Policy Memorandum: #2021-5
    03/15/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0024
    SFMNP  2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This memo is inform FNS regional offices and state agencies of the release of the publication of the 2021-22 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Income Eligibility Guidelines. The 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines are used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in SFMNP. These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the SFMNP regulations
          SFMNP Policy Memorandum #2021-1
    03/15/2021

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