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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reporting requirements

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Minnesotans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) must report their income and expenses to their county or Tribal Nation case worker at application and recertification/renewal. Changes that happen after a case is approved for SNAP 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 following changes to their worker. 

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Change reporting 

A SNAP case is change reporting when:

  • 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 when there is a change of: 

  • 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
  • $125 or more in income the household receives from sources other than work (unearned income) before other deductions
  • When there is a change of members in your SNAP unit; this includes who buys, eats and fixes food with your SNAP unit
  • Their residence and any shelter cost changes
  • Their legal obligation to pay child support
  • Someone in the SNAP unit wins $4,500 or more from the lottery or by gambling
  • 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.

Six-month reporting

*If you do not meet the above (are not a change reporter), you are a six-month reporter. Six-month reporters must report when there is a change of:* 

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Someone in the SNAP household wins $4,500 or more from the lottery or by gambling

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

You may report other changes that impact your SNAP case but you are not required to do so, for example: 

  • Decrease in work hours
  • Increase in shelter or utility expenses
  • 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.)