FNS Documents & Resources

This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations the final rule published on Dec. 5, 2019, titled “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents.” This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that vacated the rule.

These are reports of state activity in the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP).  The data they contain is state reported data or calculated from state reported data.

Projected Beneficiaries and Value of Benefits, Estimated Impact Based on School Year 2019-2020 Enrollment

These additional funds are targeted to households receiving less than $95 in EA benefits under the previous policy — the lowest income households participating in each state.

The final rule implements the changes made by section 4005 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to the SNAP pertaining to the E&T program and aspects of the work requirement for able-bodied adults without dependents. 
 

Through this final rule, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service is adding regulations that will ensure the integrity of the supplemental allotments created by Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act for households with children who would have otherwise received free or reduced price school meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, but for school closures or reduction in the number of days or hours that students attend school in response to the ongoing and national Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency.

Quality Control Error Rates by Fiscal Year