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ResetResource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0109
    State Guidance on Pandemic EBT
        USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic EBT benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.
      11/03/2023
    Resource | 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
    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
    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
    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
    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 | Policy Memos
    Updated Guidance for Improving State Agency Application Processing Timeliness Rates: Standardizing the Escalation Process
        The purpose of this memorandum is to advise state agencies on the steps the Food and Nutrition Service will take to monitor and engage state agencies with poor SNAP initial application processing timeliness rates.
      08/02/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP – Clarifications for Using information from Third Party Income Databases
        This memorandum addresses confusion from the Aug. 21, 2019, memorandum Information from Third Party Payroll Sources, clarifying how information from third party payroll databases may be used for SNAP certification and quality control purposes.
      06/22/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Use of Information Received from Other Public Assistance Programs
        This guidance clarifies how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may use information it receives from other public assistance programs that are part of the same state agency.
      06/21/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP Provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
        On June 3, 2023, the President signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This memo describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provisions of that Act.
      06/09/2023

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