OLGT 2023-33: SNAP: Reinstating Interim Reports and Implementing New Interim Report Waiver (Phase One)

In 2020, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department was approved to waive the Interim Report (IR) requirement for all SNAP-only households on Simplified Reporting. This waiver is set to expire as the Public Health Emergency is ending and COVID-related flexibilities sunset.

With the return of IRs, it is anticipated that we will not only see an increase in the volume of processing work but also an increase in households churning off SNAP, causing a disruption to their benefits. The Department remains committed to ensuring equitable access to benefits and recognizes that vulnerable populations are disproportionately impacted by churn. To alleviate churn and ease the administrative burden of processing IRs, DTA secured a waiver from FNS authorizing the Department to waive the IR for certain SIMP-12 households.