The Pennsylvania Governor’s Administration launched dhs.pa.gov/work, a new website to help Pennsylvanians navigate changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work and reporting requirements that are a result of H.R.1 passed by Congress that went into effect on September 1.
Certain SNAP recipients must now report work, education, training, or volunteer hours to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) to maintain benefits. These requirements will continue to expand throughout Fall 2025. Currently, affected SNAP recipients must report at least 20 hours of work, education, training, or volunteering per week (or 80 hours per month) if they:
- Are 18–54 years old,
- Do not have a dependent child under 18, and
- Are physically and mentally able to work.
Recipients who do not meet these requirements can only receive three months of SNAP benefits within a three-year period. The earliest potential benefit loss in Pennsylvania is December 2025.
Additional requirements take effect November 1, 2025, and will affect other SNAP recipients who were not previously subject to them, including:
- Adults 55–64 years old
- Parents of any age whose youngest child is 14 or older
- Veterans
- Homeless individuals
- Current or former foster children aged 24 or younger (starting when they turn 18)