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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 | Technical Assistance & Guidance
    SNAP Work Rules Screening Checklists and Flow Chart
        SNAP state agencies must establish procedures to screen for and apply the general work requirements and ABAWD work requirements and time limit. The SNAP Work Rules Screening Checklists and Flow Chart were developed to assist SNAP state agency staff in determining if an individual is subject to any of the SNAP work requirements.
      10/19/2023
    Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
    ABAWD Waivers
        ABAWDs can receive SNAP for only 3 months in a 3-year period if they do not meet certain work requirements. This page includes information on waiver status for states by quarter.
      10/11/2023
    Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
    ABAWD Waivers FY 2020-2024
        ABAWDs can receive SNAP for only 3 months in a 3-year period if they do not meet certain work requirements. This page includes information on waiver status for FY 2020-24 by state.
      10/06/2023
    Resource | Guidance Documents
    SNAP Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Policy Guide
        The purpose of this guide is to consolidate guidance and policy on serving able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
      09/29/2023
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    Requisitos de trabajo de SNAP
        Mientras que SNAP pretende garantizar que nadie en nuestra tierra de abundancia tenga miedo de pasar hambre, sus normas también reflejan la importancia del trabajo y la responsabilidad.
      09/28/2023
    Resource | Infographics
    Changes to the ABAWD Work Requirements
        By law, adults without disabilities or dependents in their care – referred to as ABAWDs – are limited to three months of SNAP benefits in three years unless they meet the ABAWD-specific work requirements. Recent changes, linked to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and the Fiscal Responsibility Act, are reshaping these rules.
      09/28/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP: FY 24 Discretionary Exemptions for ABAWDs - Not Adjusted for Carryover
        FNS has estimated the number of new discretionary exemptions each state has earned for FY 2024. States that operated under a statewide waiver of the ABAWD time limit did not earn any new exemptions.
      09/25/2023
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    SNAP Work Requirements
        While SNAP is intended to ensure no one in our land of plenty should fear going hungry, its rules also reflect the importance of work and responsibility.
      09/01/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 – Questions & Answers #2
        FNS is issuing this second set of questions and answers in response to inquiries received from SNAP state agencies concerning implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
      08/25/2023

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