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Studying Work Requirements in Virginia's SNAP Program

This study in Virginia is looking at how work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) affect people. Researchers want to understand if giving people extra exemption months from work requirements, or extending how long they can receive SNAP benefits, changes things like their SNAP enrollment, employment, and earnings. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 49 years old, eligible for Virginia's SNAP program as an "able-bodied adult without dependents" (ABAWD), and are subject to these work requirements. The study aims to see if these changes impact food security and health, especially for different racial/ethnic groups and people in rural areas. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 12,500 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study that will use a cross-randomized approach to test the effects of additional exemption months and extended SNAP recertification periods. It plans to enroll 12,500 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants' SNAP enrollment, employment status, and UI covered earnings will be measured for up to 24 months after randomization.

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NCT04888832

The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia

Recruiting
NAAges 18–49InterventionalHealth services
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
~12,500 participants
Updated 2025-03-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Work requirement exemption months

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
SNAP enrollment
Measured over Up to 24 months after randomization
+3 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Health Disparities
Food Security

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Virginia Department of Social Services (Home Office)

    Glen Allen, Virginiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Timothy J Layton, PhD
[email protected]
573-353-1566
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Eligible for Virginia's SNAP program as an "able-bodied adult without dependents" (ABAWD) and thus subject to work requirements (this eligibility is age restricted to 18-49)

Exclusion

Categorical exemption from work requirements for any reason (e.g., has a disability, has dependents, resides in a geographic area where work requirements have been waived due to elevated employment)

What this trial measures

  • SNAP enrollmentUp to 24 months after randomization

    Collected administratively (DSS records)

  • Employment statusUp to 24 months after randomization

    Collected administratively (VEC records)

  • UI covered earningsUp to 24 months after randomization

    Collected administratively (VEC records)

  • Non-UI covered earningsUp to 24 months after randomization

    Collected administratively (federal tax records)