Resources and Toolkits

Resource to explore and compare state-by-state data on eligibility processing, payment accuracy, and policy options

Conversation sharing drivers and targeted interventions to reduce SNAP Payment Error Rates, drawing on six months of hands-on research with Arizona, North Carolina, and Maryland

Summary of cost to states based on SNAP 2025 error rates

Overview of SNAP participation losses, possible drivers, and implications

Analysis examining how states are likely to implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid provisions, including work requirements and other policies that can put eligible people at risk of losing coverage due to administrative barriers.The resource outlines key implementation timelines under both early and standard implementation scenarios, highlighting the first and last enrollee cohorts affected, major state policy…

Living spreadsheet that tracks major E&E and MMIS vendors by state.

States face an unrealistic timeline to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 2027 due to the compliance demands of data integration, system upgrades, and application portal modifications. These challenges are compounded by limited federal guidance, technical system constraints, and insufficient state capacity, making it difficult for states to adapt and administer the changes effectively. Consequently,…

Tracker displaying most recent federal and state agency data on SNAP participation, along with unemployment trends.

States can simplify and streamline determinations for individuals and agenciesand, reduce administrative burden, and minimize unnecessary coverage loss by leveraging the overlap in compliance activities and exemption reasons for individuals applying for or enrolled in both programs. Strategies on aligning exemptions, sharing data, and integrating verification processes highlighted through process flows and crosswalks.

CMS is offering states an open source, consent-based verification tool to streamline implementation of the Medicaid work requirement. This supports income verification for non-traditional workers, allows applicant review, and enables flexible system integration. Emmy API will also provide a single point of access for relevant data sources.

Resource explaining how SNAP’s BBCE helps working families qualify for food assistance by easing income and asset limits. It also outlines the potential negative impacts, such as increased food insecurity, if BBCE were eliminated.

A free resource that focuses on strategies that states can test immediately to reduce PER and lessen the burden on frontline eligibility workers

Describes approaches states will take toward implementation, highlights considerations for evaluating vendors, and provides detailed descriptions of vendor products across categories (based on product demos and conversations with vendors)

By Symonne Singleton (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) and Alicia Huguelet (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) HR1 provisions that are adding new administrative requirements to SNAP are taking effect, putting additional pressure on states to demonstrate strong outcomes, particularly around payment error rates, work requirements, timeliness, and caseworker efficiency. To help states navigate…

Outlines strategies to reduce coverage losses including minimizing administrative and applicant burden, streamlining verification processes, creating accessible and user-friendly forms and portals, and strengthening communication and outreach efforts.

The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (also known as OBBBA or H.R. 1) in July 2025 mandated significant changes to key social safety net programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. To meet these requirements and minimize coverage loss, states must update the technical infrastructure that powers their program delivery….

States can act to reduce their SNAP PERs but must move quickly for their efforts to impact their share of program costs in 2027.