SNAP Work Requirements in Oregon

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When the new rules started in Oregon

ODHS began applying the work rules statewide on December 1, 2025, for adults 18 to 64 with no child under 14 in the SNAP household. Before that, the rules were waived in 30 of 36 counties and on all Tribal lands.

Waived areas in Oregon

USDA waived five Tribal areas from January 1 through December 31, 2026. The waiver covers everyone who lives there, not just Tribal members. Separately, ODHS gives automatic state exemptions through December 2026 in Crook, Gilliam, Jefferson, Lake, Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler counties, which have no WorkSource center.

• Burns Paiute Indian Colony and Off-Reservation Trust Land
• Coquille Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land
• Cow Creek Reservation
• Klamath Reservation
• Siletz Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land

If you live in a waived area, months there do not count toward your 3-month limit. Your state still keeps track, so the limit can apply again when the waiver ends. Waivers can end early, so confirm with your SNAP office.

Your 36-month period

Oregon uses one statewide period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

You can get SNAP for only 3 countable months in that period unless you meet the 80-hour rule or are exempt. The time limit calculator helps you count.

How to meet and report the 80 hours

Job and training program: SNAP Employment and Training through WorkSource Oregon (STEP)

Contact the ODHS ABAWD Team (833-947-1694, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for a WorkSource appointment. Report exemptions and proof of hours when you apply and renew, using form DE 1465 or by phone. Proof can be a pay stub or a signed letter from an employer, volunteer coordinator or bartering partner with your name, weekly hours and start date.

Across all states, paid work, work for goods or services, volunteering, workfare and approved training count, and you can combine them. See what counts as work.

More Oregon details

• ODHS says earning at least $580 a month before taxes meets the rule, and working 30 hours a week or earning $935.25 a month is an exemption.
• People who get care from Indian Health Services or a Tribal or Urban Indian clinic are exempt.
• ODHS sends a notice for each countable month.

Contact

• Agency: Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)
• Online account: ONE (benefits.oregon.gov)
• Phone: 800-699-9075 (ONE Customer Service Center; ABAWD Team 833-947-1694)

Federal rules that apply in Oregon

• Covered: adults 18 through 64 who can work, with no child under 14 in their SNAP household.
• Exempt: pregnancy; a health condition that keeps you from working; American Indian, Alaska Native, Urban Indian or California Indian; or being excused from the general work rules (caring for a child under 6 or a disabled person, unemployment benefits, 30 hours a week or $217.50 a week, half-time school, drug or alcohol treatment, TANF work rules). See all exemptions.
• Veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth are no longer automatically exempt.
• If you lose SNAP, you can get it back by doing 80 hours in 30 days or becoming exempt. You can also ask for a fair hearing. See how to get SNAP back.