FNS Documents & Resources

Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 limits ABAWD eligibility for SNAP to 3 months in any 36-month period, unless the individual meets the ABAWD work requirement or is otherwise exempt. The law also provides that states may qualify to temporarily waive the 3-month time limit in areas with high unemployment or depressed labor markets.

We recently received a request from a state agency to completely waive the requirement that the state agency conduct an interview at recertification for all households

This is to advise you that we are modifying our criteria for the approval of waivers of the face-to-face interview at both initial and recertification.