Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Reporting Requirements

Housing Costs

• Changes in residence and shelter costs. When reporting a change in shelter costs, please report:
  • If the change was the result of a move
  • How much the monthly shelter costs are, including utility expenses
  • Date of the change.

Households can use the Authorization for Release of Information About Residence and Shelter Expenses Form to verify changes in residence or shelter expenses. 

Other Expenses

• Their legal obligation to pay child support.
  • Include the new monthly amount that is being paid and the date of change.

Households can contact their eligibility worker to help verify the amount they are paying.

Someone Moved In or Out

• When there is a change in members of a household SNAP unit (who buys, eats and fixes food with your SNAP unit).
  • Include the date that someone moved in or out of the household
  • If someone moves in to a household SNAP unit, report the person's monthly gross income (before taxes are taken out) and monthly expeses, or report that they do not have any income or expenses. 

Households can use the Combined Application-Addendum (For SNAP (food) and cash assistance programs) Form to verify household SNAP unit changes. 

Someone started a job

• Their source of income, including starting or stopping a job if the change in employment results in a change in income
• $125 or more in income the household receives by working (earned income) before taxes and other deductions.
  • Report how much the new monthly gross income (before taxes and deductions) will be and the date of change.

Households can use the Authorization for Release of Employment Information Form to verify changes in income. 

Someone’s job ended

• Their source of income, including starting or stopping a job if the change in employment results in a change in income
  • Report the date of change.
• If the SNAP case includes a Time-limited SNAP recipient (TLR) also known as an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) who is working, and their work hours fall below 80 hours per month. Work includes paid employment, self-employment, in-kind and unpaid work.
  • Report how many hours the TLR is now working and the date of change.

Households can use the Authorization for Release of Employment Information Form to verify changes in income.

Someone started receiving for Advance Child Tax Credit payments, Social Security, Unemployment, etc.

• $125 or more in income the household receives from sources other than work (unearned income) before other deductions. When reporting a change in income, report the date of the change and how much your new monthly gross income will be. This is income before taxes and deductions are taken out.
  • Report how much the new monthly gross income (before taxes and deductions) will be and the date of change.

Households can contact their eligibility worker to help verify the amount they are eligible for. 

• When a total household’s income is higher than 130% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) for the number of people on the SNAP case. Examples of income include but are not limited to, income from a job,  social security, unemployment, Advance Child Tax Credit payments, etc.
  • Report how much the new monthly gross income (before taxes and deductions) will be and the date of change.
• If the SNAP case includes a Time-limited SNAP recipient (TLR) also known as an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) who is working, and their work hours fall below 80 hours per month. Work includes paid employment, self-employment, in-kind and unpaid work.
  • Report how many hours the TLR is now working and the date of change.

Households can use the  Authorization for Release of Employment Information Form to verify changes in income.

• Someone in the SNAP household wins $4,500 or more from the lottery or by gambling.
  • Report if the amount won was from a single winning or multiple winnings. If there are multiple winnings, report the amounts for each winning. Report the date of each winning.