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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Reporting Requirements

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Households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) must report their income and expenses to their county or Tribal Nation eligibility worker at application and recertification/renewal. Changes that occur after an application for SNAP is approved may affect the amount of benefits a case receives.

There are two types of reporting requirements: Change Reporting and Six-month Reporting. A SNAP household's approval notice will indicate what type of reporting requirements they must follow.

Households will receive a renewal form in the mail. Households should answer all the questions to ensure their benefits are determined correctly. During the certification period, households should report the changes to their eligibility worker according to their reporting requirements. 

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Change Reporting

Households need to follow Change Reporting requirements if they:

  • Are experiencing homelessness
  • Are in the migrant work stream
  • Live on American Indian reservations
  • Live with anyone who is a seasonal farmworker
  • Are age 60 or older and/or have a certified disability.

Change Reporters must report the following changes:

Six-Month Reporting

Households that are not required to follow Change Reporting requirements need to instead follow Six-month Reporting requirements. 

Six-month Reporters must report the following changes: 

Changes that may positively impact benefits for all reporting types, but are not required

Households may report other changes that impact your SNAP case, but are not required to do so. Some of the following changes may positively impact your SNAP benefits if reported: 

  • Increase in child support, medical or daycare expenses
  • Any other change that results in a decrease of income (ex. loss of worker compensation, unemployment, child support, etc.)
  • Change in medical expenses for certain households
  • Change in disability status.

How to report a change

Households can report a change in one of the following ways: 

  • Mail or fax a letter to their case's county or Tribal Nation
  • Complete the SNAP Change Report Form (DHS-2402B) and submit it to their case's county or Tribal Nation (if the case follows Change Reporting requirements)
  • Upload and submit documents to mnbenefits.mn.gov
  • Call their case's eligibility worker

Find contact information for local county or Tribal Nation with the County and Tribal Nation Directory. 

Verifications

Some changes require verification. Any document that confirms the change is acceptable as verification. Households may also use the forms below to verify a change, but they are not required.