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ResetResource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Work Requirement Policy Resources
        Here are some resources to find out more about SNAP ABAWDs and related information.
      10/20/2023
    Resource | Guidance Documents
    FDPIR Monthly Distribution Guide Rates By Household Size
        FNS Handbook 501, Exhibit O shows the FDPIR monthly distribution guide rates by household size effective Sept. 1, 2023. This document is commonly referred to as the "FDPIR Guide Rate."
          FNS Handbook 501, Exhibit O
    08/16/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP FY 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustments
        This memorandum provides the FY 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the SNAP maximum allotments, income eligibility standards, and deductions. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2023.
      08/03/2023
    Resource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2019-0056
    WIC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
        Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.
      04/04/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Institutions of Higher Education and Student Eligibility Rules
        FNS is committed to ensuring that all eligible individuals receive SNAP benefits. One policy area that impacts eligibility is the statutory and regulatory restrictions that apply to students enrolled in institutions of higher education (IHE). This memo serves to clarify two elements of longstanding SNAP policy: which individuals are considered enrolled in an IHE and, therefore, subject to the student eligibility rules, and which students are exempt from the SNAP work requirements.
      02/07/2023
    Resource | Policy
    SNAP- Clarification on Treatment of Meal Plans at Institutions of Higher Education
        Clarification on SNAP eligibility for residents of institutions of higher education with meal plans.
      06/07/2022
    Resource | Guidance Documents | FNS-GD-2021-0074
    WIC Certification and Eligibility Resource and Best Practices Guide
        The WIC Certification and Eligibility Resource and Best Practices Guide  is a compilation of existing regulations and best practices that WIC state and local agencies may choose to use when determining eligibility for the program.  This simple, 10-page document walks WIC personnel through the certification process.
      07/20/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0054
    FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
        This memorandum provides information on the exclusion as income of rebates under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP.
      04/23/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0030
    Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
        FNS is establishing a targeted waiver, for all states and local educational agencies, to extend statutory and regulatory deadlines relating to Community Eligibility Provision reporting and election during the public health emergency due to COVID–19.
          COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #82
    03/26/2021
    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

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