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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
SNAP Application Processing Timeliness: Effective Practices, Promising Initiatives, and Helpful Resources
States are responsible for meeting federal SNAP requirements for timely processing of applications. This resource summarizes the valuable information contributed by participating states.
01/16/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
SNAP Payment Accuracy: Effective Practices, Promising Initiatives, and Helpful Resources
States are responsible for maintaining the integrity of SNAP by issuing accurate benefits to eligible households. This resource summarizes the valuable information contributed by participating states.
01/11/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance
SNAP Case and Procedural Error Rates
Case and procedural error rates assesses the accuracy of state agency actions in cases in which applicants were denied, terminated, or suspended and did not receive benefits.
10/31/2023
Resource | Policy Memos
FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023.
04/05/2023
Resource | Policy Memos
SNAP - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Percentage Exemption Totals for FY 23 - Not Adjusted for Carryover
FNS has estimated the number of new discretionary exemptions each state has earned for FY 2023. States that operated under a statewide waiver of the ABAWD time limit did not earn any new exemptions.
09/28/2022
Resource | Policy Memos
SNAP - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Percentage Exemption Totals for FY 22
FNS has estimated the number of new discretionary exemptions each state has earned for FY 2022. States that operated under a statewide waiver of the ABAWD time limit did not earn any new exemptions.
10/22/2021
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0056
SNAP - QC System Resumes Nationwide July 2021: Expectations, Special Review Procedures and Optional Face-to-Face Interview Waiver
On April 30, 2021, FNS issued a memo that SNAP Quality Control will resume nationwide starting July 2021, with special QC review procedures related to COVID-related adjustments, and provides state agencies with a blanket waiver regarding the QC face-to-face interview.
04/30/2021
Resource | Instructions
SNAP Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021
On Dec. 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021. Attached is an information memorandum describing the SNAP provisions of that Act.
12/31/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0160
SNAP Extension of Waiver of QC Face-to-Face Interview Requirement Due to the COVID-19 – Blanket Approval
FNS will allow state agencies to suspend requirements to conduct face-to-face interviews for QC active reviews through Dec. 31, 2020.
08/25/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0064
Information from Third Party Payroll Sources
This memorandum clarifies the use of third party payroll sources for SNAP certification policy and quality control purposes. The first two sections of this memorandum apply to certification policy and the section titled Quality Control Considerations provides details on how to treat verification from a third party payroll source for QC reviews.
08/21/2019