Summary of COVID-19 SNAP Waivers, Flexibilities, Options & Memos

Overview

Pandemic response legislation made significant changes to SNAP administration and benefits to quickly provide food to those in need.

The waivers described in this resource are organized by:

• Recipient Focused:  waivers that increase benefit amount or broaden eligibility requirements
• Administrative Flexibilities: waivers that provide SNAP agency flexibility in program administration

This was last updated on 9/6/2021.

This resource briefly describes SNAP waivers and guidance memoranda by USDA-FNS in response to the coronavirus.