SNAP Next Step Act of 2025

This bill aims to help people on SNAP find and prepare for work. It lets state SNAP agencies use their existing administrative funds to recruit SNAP participants and connect them to job training and career services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. To qualify, a person must live in a SNAP household, be unemployed or underemployed, meet or be exempt from SNAP work rules, not be receiving TANF, and not already be in a state “Employment First” program. These changes are meant to make it easier for SNAP participants to access training that could lead to better jobs .

The bill also allows each state to create a public “employment calculator” on its website. This tool would help SNAP participants see whether taking a job (or more hours) would likely raise or lower their overall resources compared with their current SNAP benefits. Building and running this tool would count as a normal administrative cost for the program .

• Who is affected: SNAP households where a person is unemployed or underemployed, not on TANF, and not already in an Employment First program .
• What changes: States may use administrative funds to recruit participants and offer job training through WIOA; states may provide an online calculator to compare wages to SNAP benefits .
• How it helps: Easier access to training and clearer information when deciding about work and hours .