Overview
- Federal guidance moved up the end of exemptions, requiring states to start applying new documentation rules around Nov. 1–2, with New York preparing to begin notifications and eligibility reviews on Nov. 2.
- Eligible adults must document at least 80 hours per month of work, education or volunteering, starting with ages 18–54 and later extending up to 64 for those without dependents under 14, with exemptions for pregnancy and disability.
- The law narrows access to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, ending eligibility for many other lawful noncitizens.
- USDA published new SNAP net income limits for Oct. 2025–Sept. 2026, including $1,305 per month for a one-person household in the contiguous U.S., D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- States with SNAP error rates above 6% must shoulder additional costs of 5–15%, and analyses project broad effects across 44 states, with the largest impacts in California, New York, Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania.