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FY 2024 SNAP Application Processing Timeliness

FY 2024 SNAP Application Processing Timeliness

The Food and Nutrition Service evaluates application processing timeliness as part of the quality control (QC) review process. State QC reviewers evaluate timeliness during the state QC case review. Timeliness is calculated by dividing the number of applications processed timely by the total number of applications subject to the timeliness measure. An application is considered processed timely if the household has an opportunity to participate in SNAP, if eligible, within 30 days of the application date for regular processing or within seven days of the application date for expedited service. This measure is not a strict measure of regulatory compliance. In some cases, applicant-caused delays (such as missing an interview as part of an expedited application) may result in the action being coded as untimely even though the state agency was in full compliance with program regulations. Applications that are properly pended for the household's failure to provide verification are excluded from the measure.

SNAP Application Processing Timeliness Rate by State
State Rate (%)
Wisconsin 95.62
Illinois 93.56
Rhode Island 93.52
Nevada 93.09
Alabama 93.02
Ohio 91.93
Maryland 91.04
Idaho 91.02
Wyoming 90.43
Washington 90.36
Arizona 90.29
Pennsylvania 90.29
Utah 89.82
New Hampshire 89.32
Connecticut 89.11
Nebraska 88.96
Oklahoma 88.65
Kentucky 87.38
Louisiana 87.08
South Dakota 85.89
Massachusetts 85.45
Vermont 84.47
North Carolina 84.40
Virginia 83.23
Kansas 81.99
New York 81.61
Minnesota 80.37
California 80.21
Indiana 80.04
Mississippi 79.38
Missouri 78.28
U.S. Virgin Islands 77.63
New Jersey 77.61
Michigan 76.05
West Virginia 75.80
Texas 75.48
Delaware 75.08
South Carolina 73.48
Oregon 71.83
Hawaii 68.87
Georgia 67.22
Montana 66.88
Colorado 66.87
Massachusetts 64.93
Iowa 64.66
Florida 63.31
Arkansas 61.94
Alaska 57.93
North Dakota 57.02
District of Columbia 56.73
New Mexico 52.36
Guam 50.86
Tennessee 42.72
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