Nutrition Assistance

SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.

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USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP Benefits

USDA today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, used to calculate SNAP benefits. As a result, the average SNAP benefit – excluding additional funds provided as part of pandemic relief – will increase for fiscal year 2022 beginning on Oct. 1, 2021.

08/16/2021

The Role of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Leveraging the White House Conference to Promote and Elevate Nutrition Security

FNS has a long history of helping to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases, and accelerate health equity. This report explains who we are, who we serve and highlights key work underway.

Stores Accepting SNAP Online

SNAP Eligibility

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)

What is FNS Doing to Fight SNAP Fraud?

Joint Letter on Public Charge

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)

Process and Technology Improvement Grants Program

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USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP Benefits

Leveraging the White House Conference to Promote and Elevate Nutrition Security

Stores Accepting SNAP Online

SNAP Eligibility

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)

What is FNS Doing to Fight SNAP Fraud?

Joint Letter on Public Charge

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)

Process and Technology Improvement Grants Program

Ensuring access to nutritious food while helping to pave a pathway to long-term success

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What's New?

Farmers' Markets Accepting SNAP Benefits

Considerations for Improving Participant Experiences in the USDA SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Programs: Lessons from the SNAP E&T Pilots

SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance

Characteristics of SNAP Households: FY 2020 and Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Characteristics of SNAP Households

Comment Request: SNAP Reporting of Lottery and Gambling, and Resource Verification

USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security

Information Collection: SNAP Emergency Allotments (COVID-19)

SNAP and the Thrifty Food Plan

SNAP: Requirement for Interstate Data Matching To Prevent Duplicate Issuances

SNAP Data Tables

Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program

Information Collection: SNAP State Agency Options for Standard Utility Allowances and Self-Employment Income

Unwinding Efforts SNAP/Medicaid Webinar Slides

Cultural Relevance in SNAP-Ed: Let’s Get “Real”

Comment Request - SNAP Quality Control Review Schedule (FNS-380-1)

SNAP and TANF Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Skimming Prevention– Tools and Resources

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Resources

Policy

Technical Assistance & Guidance

Research, Analysis & Background

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Nutrition Assistance

I am a...

Spotlights

Ensuring access to nutritious food while helping to pave a pathway to long-term success

Popular Topics

What's New?

Farmers' Markets Accepting SNAP Benefits

Considerations for Improving Participant Experiences in the USDA SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Programs: Lessons from the SNAP E&T Pilots

SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance

Characteristics of SNAP Households: FY 2020 and Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Characteristics of SNAP Households

Comment Request: SNAP Reporting of Lottery and Gambling, and Resource Verification

USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security

Information Collection: SNAP Emergency Allotments (COVID-19)

SNAP and the Thrifty Food Plan

SNAP: Requirement for Interstate Data Matching To Prevent Duplicate Issuances

SNAP Data Tables

Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program

Information Collection: SNAP State Agency Options for Standard Utility Allowances and Self-Employment Income

Unwinding Efforts SNAP/Medicaid Webinar Slides

Cultural Relevance in SNAP-Ed: Let’s Get “Real”

Comment Request - SNAP Quality Control Review Schedule (FNS-380-1)

SNAP and TANF Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Skimming Prevention– Tools and Resources

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Resources

Policy

Technical Assistance & Guidance

Research, Analysis & Background

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