Policy Paper
Supporting Youth Aging Out of Foster Care through SNAP
October 18, 2023
Related Areas of Focus: CARES, Food Assistance and SNAP
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) includes new provisions which should eliminate some of the barriers former foster youth have experienced in accessing SNAP. This brief explains the new rules and the steps that state agencies can take to ensure that former foster youth are able to access the critical nutrition assistance they are now owed.
This brief updates a version originally published in 2016.
(11 pp)
