Starting October 1, 2026, New York State will begin a new three-year tracking period for SNAP work rules. With a new tracking period beginning October 1, people who lost benefits due to the ABAWD rules can reapply for the program.
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NY Faces $1.2B in New SNAP Costs
June 26, 2026
NY will have to pay 15% of SNAP benefit costs for the first time in history, one of several cuts included in H.R.1. NY successfully reduced its error rate, and now no longer qualifies for a delay to these cuts. This illogical policy penalizes states for making progress toward the purported goal of reducing errors, which are not a measure of fraud.
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