Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025

This bill would change how SNAP counts income for people in job training and similar programs. Money you get from most work programs, employment and training programs, vocational rehab, or refugee employment programs would not be counted as income when you apply for or keep SNAP. That means more families could qualify or keep the same benefit while they train for a job. It also removes the rule that pay from on‑the‑job training must be treated as earned income for SNAP decisions . Payments from a few specific veterans education programs would still be counted as income and are not excluded by this bill .

If enacted, these changes would apply to how states figure your SNAP eligibility and benefit amount going forward, helping people join training or rehab without risking food help .

• Who is affected: SNAP applicants and recipients in work programs, employment and training, vocational rehab, or refugee employment programs; not including certain veterans education programs .
• What changes: Most payments, allowances, and earnings from those programs would not be counted as income for SNAP; on‑the‑job training earnings would no longer have to be counted as earned income .
• When: Would take effect after the bill becomes law; the text does not provide a specific date .