Changelog

What changed and when

Waiver status is time-sensitive — reinstated waivers expire on their original dates, and USDA publishes on a quarterly cadence. This is the record of when we verified the dataset and what moved. We re-check after each quarterly publication.

1. June 16, 2026

   Initial 50-state + DC dataset published

   First full pass of SNAP ABAWD work-requirement waiver status for all 50 states and DC, each read from USDA FNS, the 2025–2026 court order on terminated waivers, or a state SNAP agency. As of this pass, only Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota hold an active statewide waiver, each expiring June 30, 2026.

2. February 26, 2026

   USDA reinstatement guidance reflected

   Following an October 2025 court order, USDA reinstated terminated insufficient-jobs waivers only through their original expiration dates. We captured the resulting status for each affected jurisdiction; nearly all of those reinstated waivers have since lapsed.

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3. July 4, 2025

   OBBBA changed the federal ABAWD rules

   The One Big Beautiful Bill Act raised the age band to 18–64, narrowed the dependent-child exemption to children under 14, eliminated the temporary exemptions for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth, and repealed the insufficient-jobs basis for area waivers. These changes are reflected throughout the site.

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