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USDA Food and Nutrition Service ~ - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DATE: February 26, 2026 SUBJECT: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Waiver of the Time Limit – Status Update TO: SNAP State Agencies with Time Limit Waivers in Effect November 1, 2025 State Administrators: On October 3, 2025, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issued guidance terminating waivers of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) time limit that were approved based on the areas having a lack of sufficient jobs, effective November 2, 2025. Due to ongoing litigation and a order from the District Court of Rhode Island, the time limit waivers that were terminated will remain in effect through their original expiration date. Please see Appendix A for waiver expiration dates by State agency. FNS will review all future requests for waivers of the time limit under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. If you have questions, please contact your FNS Regional Office representative. Digitally signed by RONALD RONALD WARD Date: 2026.02.26 WARD 12:19:48 -05'00' Ronald Ward Acting Associate Administrator Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro Center, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314 USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through their guidance portal, except to establish historical facts.