Working age, non-disabled adults without children (referred to as ABAWDs, or “able bodied adults without dependents”) can only receive SNAP for 3 months in a 36-month period unless they are working or participating in qualifying work activities at least 20 hours per week. These resources provide an overview of the ABAWD time limit and explains how this provision hurts people.
CLASP submitted comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN: 0584-AE57) regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit.
States “are really the only ones that are capable of knowing whether or not they should have the [three-month] time limit in place,” says Nune Phillips, an analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, which advocates for low-income individuals and families. “This is…
This brief focuses on the impact of the SNAP time limit on those with volatile work schedules and on the ways in which states can ensure their policies correctly apply federal guidelines and best practices to support these employed adults.
Senior policy analyst Helly Lee presented on a webinar hosted by the National Disability Institute, discussing the impacts of SNAP time limits on able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
SNAP time limits affecting able-bodied adults without dependents or "ABAWDS" put millions at risk of losing access to needed nutrition assistance. However, localized pilot programs seek to provide ABAWDs opportunity to participate in work activities.
Minnesota’s SNAP E&T pay-for-performance pilot, which includes three career pathway programs, is an innovative program integrating basic-skills education and career-specific training in high-demand occupations with wrap-around services.