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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Work Requirement Policy Resources
Technical Assistance & Guidance
SNAP Data Tables
Data
Webinar: Rule Changes to ABAWD Waivers and Discretionary Exemptions (slides with additional detail and content)
Technical Assistance & Guidance
Waivers of Rules
Regulations
Keys to Payment Accuracy
Fact Sheets
SNAP Guide to Supporting Requests to Waive the Time Limit for ABAWDs
Policy Memos
Feasibility of Revising the SNAP Quality Control Review Process
Research
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Highlights 2019 Accomplishments
News Item
Final Rulemaking: Requirements for Able-Bodied Bodied Adults Without Dependents Webinar for States
Webinars/Videos
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE)
Policy
Final Rule: SNAP Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
Final Rule
USDA Restores Original Intent of SNAP: A Second Chance, Not A Way of Life
News Item
Final Rule: Employment for Work-Capable Adults
Fact Sheets
Comment Request - SNAP Operating Guidelines, Forms and Waivers
Comment Request
Assessment of the Collection, Analysis, Validation, and Reporting of SNAP Employment and Training Data
Notices
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2018
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 Eligibility
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