Resources and Toolkits

Materials related to SNAP work rules and ABAWD requirements, including summary of changes, resources on process and implementation, model notices, and population-specific flyers

These resources include materials related to SNAP QC, error reduction, and payment accuracy, including 101 explainers

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

Multi-state survey summary of state agency work to implement new payment error requirements, prepare for upcoming cost sharing provisions, and strengthen payment accuracy efforts

Article to understand SNAP fraud and program integrity risks, protect SNAP program integrity, and address potential fraud

Explainer on SNAP Payment Error Rate (PER), with 10 Things to Know about SNAP and overview of what PER does and does not measure

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

Paper exploring how uncapped benefit calculations in payment error predictive models can help create space for more “buffer” and create inclusion or exclusion criteria for better targeted reviews and greater predictive power.

An interactive cross-state analysis tool demonstrating how removing the $58 SNAP QC tolerance threshold could increase payment error rates and related state costs.

An interactive dashboard that enables users to explore and monitor key metrics of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC) system.

An interactive dashboard that enables users to explore and monitor key metrics of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC) system.

Resource Hub including data visualization tools, modeling tips, and lessons gathered from States to support the work of QC data modeling nationwide.

Workshop to foster collaboration and share modeling practices among state agencies in response to HR1’s new SNAP PER cost share requirements. Gathering encompassed convened a group of nearly 40 research and data analytics staff from across 15 states involved in SNAP QC data modeling.

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

Chart summary of OBBBA provisions on work and community engagement requirements across SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF, with FAQs from state administrators and advocates to support implementation.

Various templates for state and local governments to meet OBBBA requirements, including primers for program staff and state leadership, targeted flyers for populations (e.g. veterans, unhoused, older adults), and work requirements checklists.