Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Ending Hunger and Moving People Forward to Self Sufficiency

Ending Hunger and Moving People Forward to Self Sufficiency

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.

Am I Eligible? Frequently Asked Questions
SNAP promotes healthy eating

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Applicant/Recipient Retailer State/Local Agency Farmer/Producer

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

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A family shops together for items to buy with their SNAP benefits.

What's New?

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PTIG Program Two-Pager May 2019
Infographics
SNAP Data Tables
Data
Questions and Answers: Final Rule Implementation Memo for Lottery and Gambling Provisions
Policy Memos
Proposed Rule: Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the SNAP
Proposed Rule
SNAP - Fiscal Year 2020 Cost of Living Adjustments
Policy Memos
USDA Prepares, Releases Requested Informational Analysis on School Meals Eligibility under Proposed SNAP Rule
News Item
Proposed Rule: SNAP Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances
Proposed Rule
Modernizing the State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances
Fact Sheets
USDA To Modernize SNAP Benefit Calculations
News Item
Comments Request - Survey of SNAP and Work
Notice
Notice to Stakeholders: USDA Invests in Customer Service, Modernization Projects for SNAP
News Item
Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Year 2010 to Fiscal Year 2017
Research
D-SNAP Resources for State Agencies and Partners
Technical Assistance & Guidance
USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents in the Carolinas to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian
News Item
Waivers of Rules
Regulations
Scanner Capability Assessment of SNAP-Authorized Small Retailers
Research

Spotlights

SNAP Work Requirements

SNAP Work Requirements

While SNAP is intended to ensure no one in our land of plenty should fear going hungry, its rules also reflect the importance of work and responsibility. 

SNAP Income Eligibility 2019
What is FNS Doing to Fight SNAP Fraud?
Online Purchasing Pilot
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)
Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
State Options Report