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USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

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Jan 5, 2026

How do individual states set Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs) for SNAP and how often are they updated?

States set Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs) for SNAP by developing a methodology that estimates typical low-income household utility costs and submitting amounts and methods to USDA’s Food and Nutri...

Jan 1, 2026

What safeguards and oversight exist for federal child nutrition and Medicaid programs to prevent similar frauds?

Federal child nutrition programs are governed by a framework of federal regulations, state-administered monitoring, and enforcement tools at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) designed to detect ...