PM 03-25-03-a Additional 3 Consecutive Months of SNAP

WAG 03-25-03-a

Effective 11/01/2023, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) waiver approval allows the entire State to be exempt from the SNAP Work Requirement Time-Limited Benefits policy through 10/31/2024 based on Illinois' high unemployment rate. For more information about the State's operation under COVID-19 see WAG 25-06-07-p.

The SNAP Work Requirement Time-Limited benefits policy below is not in effect for any county in the State through 10/31/2024.

Additional 3 Consecutive Months

  • A person who regains and maintains eligibility to be approved for SNAP ongoing and then later stops meeting the Work Requirement is eligible for an additional 3 consecutive months of SNAP.
  • The period begins on the date an individual first notifies the FCRC that they are no longer meeting the requirement. An application prorated month does not count as one of the 3 months. The additional 3 benefit month period runs for 3 consecutive countable months regardless of whether the person receives benefits in all 3 months. The second 3 consecutive months is issued only one-time in any 3-year period.
  • revised textThe new 3-year fixed period begins revised textJanuary 1, 2024 and ends December 31, 2026. The entire State continues to be exempt from the SNAP Work Requirement policy effective 11/01/2023 through 10/31/2024. For more information about the State's operation under COVID-19 see WAG 25-06-07-p.