Policy Memo

Summary

• The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) received waiver approval through Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to waive establishment of new claims resulting from pandemic-caused Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) overissuances as a result of the challenges posed through the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The waiver will ease the administrative burden on the State and alleviate additional financial hardships on households caused by the PHE.
• The initial waiver approval covered 03/01/2020 through 07/31/2022. A waiver extension was submitted and FNS approved the extension from 08/01/2022 through 12/31/2022.
• IDHS will waive establishment of new claims resulting from pandemic-caused SNAP overissuances that occurred 03/01/2020 through 12/31/2022.
• Pandemic-caused SNAP overissuances are overpayments that occurred during the PHE resulting from specific challenges as a result of the pandemic, such as temporary changes in State certification and re-certification procedures due to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) related adjustments.
• The waiver excludes overissuances occurring prior to 03/01/2020, and Suspected Intentional Program Violations (SIPV) which include customers intentionally withholding information or giving false statements on applications, redeterminations and Mid-Point Reports in order to receive more SNAP benefits than they are entitled to, and customers that violate SNAP policy on the legal use of SNAP...

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