As of July 2026, the SNAP three-month time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents is being enforced in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Only three small pockets of the country are still covered by a geographic waiver: Camden City and Cape May County in New Jersey, the cities of Lancaster and Lebanon in Pennsylvania (through August 2026), and seven rural California counties (through October 31, 2026). The last three statewide waivers, held by Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota, expired June 30, 2026. This page tracks each state's enforcement status, start date, and where you report your 80 hours.
What Changed, in Two Sentences
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, raised the ABAWD age band from 18 to 54 up to 18 to 64, narrowed the dependent-child exemption to households with a child under 14, ended the automatic exemptions for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, and repealed the "insufficient jobs" basis for geographic waivers. If you need the rules themselves rather than the state map, read our guides on the ABAWD age limit change, adults ages 55 to 64, the homeless exemption and 90-day rule, and general work requirements versus ABAWD rules.
The reason nearly every state is now enforcing comes down to one number. A geographic waiver now requires a documented unemployment rate above 10 percent. Very few labor market areas in the country cleared that bar in 2025 or 2026, which is why a landscape that included more than a dozen statewide waivers in 2024 has collapsed to a handful of counties and cities.
50-State ABAWD Compliance Tracker (July 2026)
Statuses below reflect state agency notices, USDA Food and Nutrition Administration waiver postings, and court-ordered reinstatements through late July 2026. "Federal schedule" means the state held no waiver and applied the new OBBB rules on the national implementation timeline, with most agencies beginning compliance checks December 1, 2025.
| State | Time Limit Status (July 2026) | Areas Still Waived | Enforcement Start / Clock Notes |
|---|
| Alabama | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Alaska | Enforcing, verify locally | Noncontiguous-state provision available through 2028 | No confirmed active grant; verify with Division of Public Assistance |
| Arizona | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Arkansas | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| California | Enforcing outside 7 counties | Alpine, Colusa, Imperial, Merced, Monterey, Plumas, Tulare through Oct 31, 2026 | Countable months began June 1, 2026 |
| Colorado | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Connecticut | Enforcing statewide | None | 68-town waiver ended Nov 30, 2025 |
| Delaware | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| District of Columbia | Enforcing | None | Implementation June 1, 2026; 36-month clock runs June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2029 |
| Florida | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Georgia | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Hawaii | Enforcing, verify locally | Noncontiguous-state provision available through 2028 | Current grant status unconfirmed; verify with DHS |
| Idaho | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Illinois | Enforcing statewide | None | Statewide waiver ended Nov 2025; first countable month Feb 2026 |
| Indiana | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Iowa | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Kansas | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Kentucky | Enforcing statewide | None | Temporary waiver lapsed early 2026 |
| Louisiana | Enforcing statewide | None | Former statewide waiver ended; enforcing since late 2025 |
| Maine | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Maryland | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Massachusetts | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Michigan | Enforcing statewide | None | 80-county waiver ended Feb 28, 2026; enforcing March 2026 |
| Minnesota | Enforcing statewide (new) | None | Statewide waiver expired June 30, 2026; fixed 36-month period Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2028 |
| Mississippi | Enforcing statewide | None | No waiver in place; federal schedule |
| Missouri | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Montana | Enforcing statewide (new) | None | Statewide waiver expired June 30, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Nevada | Enforcing statewide | None | Statewide waiver ended Jan 31, 2026; roughly 43,000 ABAWDs lost benefits March 1, 2026 before March 3 reinstatement guidance |
| New Hampshire | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| New Jersey | Enforcing outside 2 areas | Camden City and Cape May County | Waiver for all counties except Morris ended Jan 31, 2026; enforcing Feb 1, 2026 |
| New Mexico | Enforcing statewide | None | Temporary waiver lapsed early 2026 |
| New York | Enforcing statewide | None | 61-county waiver removed; enforcing March 1, 2026; June 2026 first month benefits could stop |
| North Carolina | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| North Dakota | Enforcing statewide (new) | None | Statewide waiver expired June 30, 2026 |
| Ohio | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Oklahoma | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Oregon | Enforcing statewide | None | Statewide waiver ended Dec 31, 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | Enforcing outside 2 cities | Lancaster city and Lebanon city through Aug 2026 | Statewide from late 2025; Lancaster and Lebanon begin Sept 2026 |
| Rhode Island | Enforcing statewide | None | First countable month March 2026 for January 2026 applications |
| South Carolina | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| South Dakota | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Tennessee | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Texas | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Utah | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Vermont | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Virginia | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Washington | Enforcing statewide | None | Enforcing all areas Feb 1, 2026; February 2026 first full compliance month |
| West Virginia | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Wisconsin | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
| Wyoming | Enforcing statewide | None | Federal schedule, Nov to Dec 2025 |
Territories: Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands operate SNAP and have historically held time limit waivers, so verify current status with the territorial agency. Puerto Rico receives the Nutrition Assistance Program block grant instead of SNAP and does not use ABAWD time limits.
Waiver postings are updated quarterly by USDA. For county-level detail on the areas that remain covered, see our ABAWD waiver list by county.
Three Patterns Worth Knowing
Pattern 1: the "no waiver, no announcement" states. Roughly 35 states never held a waiver that OBBB touched, so there was no dramatic termination date and often no press release. Requirements simply applied on the federal timeline. If you live in one of these states and never got a notice, that does not mean the rule does not apply to you. It usually means the state had nothing to announce.
Pattern 2: the cliff states. Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Washington all lost broad waiver coverage on a specific date between November 2025 and March 2026. In these states, tens of thousands of people went from fully exempt to fully subject in a single month, and the three countable months started clean from that date. Nevada is the clearest example of how messy the transition got: about 43,000 residents lost benefits on March 1, 2026, days before USDA reinstatement guidance arrived on March 3.
Pattern 3: the July 2026 states. Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota were the last statewide holdouts. Their waivers expired June 30, 2026, which means July 2026 is the first month that can count against the three-month limit for most non-exempt adults there. Recipients in these states have until roughly September 2026 before the first terminations can take effect.
First Month Benefits Can Actually Stop, by Enforcement Date
The time limit is three countable months in a 36-month period. Countable months are months when you receive SNAP, are subject to the rule, and do not document 80 hours of qualifying activity. That means the earliest possible termination is generally the fourth month after enforcement begins.
| Enforcement Began | Countable Months | Earliest Benefit Stop |
|---|
| December 2025 | Dec 2025, Jan 2026, Feb 2026 | March 2026 |
| February 2026 | Feb, March, April 2026 | May 2026 |
| March 2026 | March, April, May 2026 | June 2026 |
| June 2026 | June, July, Aug 2026 | September 2026 |
| July 2026 | July, Aug, Sept 2026 | October 2026 |
| September 2026 | Sept, Oct, Nov 2026 | December 2026 |
Some states use a fixed 36-month period rather than a rolling one. Minnesota, for example, reset its statewide clock on January 1, 2026, so the current period runs through December 31, 2028. Ask your county or state agency which method your case uses, because it changes when your three months reset.
Where to Report Your 80 Hours, by State
Hours do not report themselves. If you work, train, or volunteer 80 hours in a month and never document it, the month still counts against you. Every state has an online account where you upload pay stubs, timesheets, or volunteer logs, and every state also accepts documents by mail, fax, or in person at a local office.
| State | Online Portal | State | Online Portal |
|---|
| Alabama | MyDHR | Montana | apply.mt.gov |
| Alaska | Division of Public Assistance online | Nebraska | ACCESSNebraska |
| Arizona | Health-e-Arizona Plus | Nevada | Access Nevada |
| Arkansas | Access Arkansas | New Hampshire | NH EASY |
| California | BenefitsCal | New Jersey | NJOneApp / NJSNAP |
| Colorado | Colorado PEAK | New Mexico | YES NM |
| Connecticut | ConneCT | New York | myBenefits (ACCESS HRA in NYC) |
| Delaware | Delaware ASSIST | North Carolina | ePASS |
| District of Columbia | District Direct | North Dakota | ND HHS Self Service Portal |
| Florida | MyACCESS | Ohio | Ohio Benefits |
| Georgia | Georgia Gateway | Oklahoma | OKDHSLive |
| Hawaii | Hawaii DHS online services | Oregon | ONE Online |
| Idaho | idalink | Pennsylvania | COMPASS / myCOMPASS PA |
| Illinois | ABE Manage My Case | Rhode Island | HealthyRhode |
| Indiana | FSSA Benefits Portal | South Carolina | DSS Benefits Portal |
| Iowa | Iowa HHS Services Portal | South Dakota | DSS online services |
| Kansas | DCF Self-Service Portal | Tennessee | One DHS Customer Portal |
| Kentucky | kynect benefits | Texas | YourTexasBenefits |
| Louisiana | LA CAFÉ | Utah | myCase (jobs.utah.gov) |
| Maine | My Maine Connection | Vermont | myBenefits VT |
| Maryland | myMDTHINK | Virginia | CommonHelp |
| Massachusetts | DTAConnect | Washington | Washington Connection |
| Michigan | MI Bridges | West Virginia | WV PATH |
| Minnesota | MNbenefits | Wisconsin | ACCESS Wisconsin |
| Mississippi | MDHS online services | Wyoming | Wyoming DFS online services |
| Missouri | myDSS | | |
Portal names change. If a link fails, search "[your state] SNAP report work hours" or call the number on your benefit notice.
How to Verify Your Own Status in Three Steps
- Confirm whether the rule applies to you at all. Check age (18 through 64), whether a child under 14 lives in your household, and whether you have a documented condition that limits work. Exemption categories are listed in detail in our caregiver exemption guide and work requirement myths and exemptions.
- Ask your caseworker two specific questions. First: "Is my case coded as subject to the ABAWD time limit?" Second: "How many countable months have I used, and when does my 36-month period end?" Both answers are in your case record. Get them in writing if you can.
- Check the official waiver posting. USDA's Food and Nutrition Administration posts approved and denied waiver requests by fiscal year at fna.usda.gov/snap/abawd/waivers, updated quarterly. If your county appears on the active list, the time limit does not apply to you while that waiver runs.
If your recertification is coming up, the work rules now get screened at that appointment in most states. Our guide to recertification under the new OBBB work rules covers what to bring.
Underlying SNAP Income Limits Have Not Changed
Work requirements determine how long you can receive SNAP as an ABAWD. They do not determine whether you qualify in the first place. For fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026, gross monthly income must generally be at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level.
| Household Size | Gross Monthly Limit (130% FPL) | Net Monthly Limit (100% FPL) |
|---|
| 1 | $1,632 | $1,255 |
| 2 | $2,215 | $1,704 |
| 3 | $2,798 | $2,152 |
| 4 | $3,380 | $2,600 |
| 5 | $3,963 | $3,049 |
| 6 | $4,546 | $3,497 |
| 7 | $5,129 | $3,946 |
| 8 | $5,712 | $4,394 |
Alaska and Hawaii use higher limits. Households with a member age 60 or older or with a disability are generally subject to the net income test only.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which states still have SNAP work requirement waivers in 2026?
As of July 2026, no state holds a statewide waiver. Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota were the last three and their waivers expired June 30, 2026. Remaining covered areas are limited to Camden City and Cape May County in New Jersey, the cities of Lancaster and Lebanon in Pennsylvania through August 2026, and seven California counties (Alpine, Colusa, Imperial, Merced, Monterey, Plumas, and Tulare) through October 31, 2026. Alaska and Hawaii retain a special noncontiguous-state waiver pathway through 2028, but active grant status should be confirmed with the state agency.
When did each state start enforcing the OBBB SNAP work requirements?
Most states with no prior waiver began compliance checks December 1, 2025. States that lost broad waivers have later dates: Oregon January 2026, Illinois and Washington February 2026, New Jersey February 1, 2026, Michigan and New York March 2026, California and the District of Columbia June 1, 2026, and Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota July 2026. Lancaster and Lebanon in Pennsylvania begin September 2026.
Does my state have to give me notice before cutting my SNAP?
Yes. States must send advance notice before terminating benefits, and you have the right to request a fair hearing. Deadlines to request a hearing vary but are commonly 90 days from the date of the notice. If you were meeting the 80-hour requirement and the state did not have your documentation, filing a hearing request and submitting proof often resolves the case without a full hearing.
I moved from a waived area to a non-waived area. What happens?
The rule follows your current address. If you move into an area with no active waiver, you become subject to the time limit starting the first full month after the move, and countable months begin accruing from that point. Moving in the other direction, into one of the remaining covered areas, suspends the time limit while the waiver is in effect. Report the address change to your state agency within 10 days.
What counts as 80 hours a month?
Paid employment at any wage, self-employment, unpaid work in exchange for goods or services, approved job training or education, SNAP Employment and Training program activity, workfare, and volunteer service with a recognized organization all count. Hours can be combined across activities and employers. Job search alone does not count in most states.
Are discretionary exemptions still available in 2026?
Each state receives a quarterly allotment of individual discretionary exemptions equal to a share of its ABAWD caseload, and caseworkers can apply them to people facing hardship who do not fit a categorical exemption. Supply varies widely, and some states, including California, have reported no available discretionary exemptions for fiscal year 2026. Ask your caseworker directly whether any are available in your state before your third countable month ends.
Can I get my benefits back after losing them to the time limit?
Yes. Complete 80 hours of qualifying activity within a 30-day period, document it, and reapply. You can also regain eligibility if your circumstances change so that an exemption applies, such as a new pregnancy, a medically documented condition, or a child under 14 joining your household. Benefits are generally not paid retroactively for the months you were out of compliance.
Where does the federal government publish the official list?
USDA's Food and Nutrition Administration maintains the waiver record at fna.usda.gov/snap/abawd/waivers, organized by fiscal year, with the FY 2025 through 2029 page covering current activity. The agency updates it quarterly. State agency websites and legal aid organizations often publish faster updates for their own service areas.
The Bottom Line
The map has effectively gone uniform. A year ago, where you lived was the single biggest factor in whether SNAP work requirements applied to you. In July 2026, it barely matters, because the 10 percent unemployment threshold screened out nearly every area that used to qualify. What matters now is documentation: knowing whether your case is coded as subject to the time limit, how many countable months you have used, and getting your 80 hours on the record every single month. For the full list of what OBBB changed across SNAP, see our complete rundown of every rule that changed.
