Pursuit's Take
OIG found that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) provisions regarding able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) are difficult for States to implement. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) can approve States to temporarily waive the time limit in areas with high unemployment or insufficient jobs, but some States are requesting and receiving time limit waivers to reduce the burden of tracking ABAWD time limits.
Therefore, in some States an ABAWD may not be subject to the work requirements based on those States’ decisions to avoid the burden of tracking the ABAWD time limits since the related authorizing statutes and implementing regulations provide the States with the latitude to adapt their program to meet their needs. Yet, even with this flexibility, the States have difficulties implementing provisions because the ABAWD requirements are very complex.
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