Medicaid
Starts January 1, 2027
- Who it covers
- Adults 19 to 64 who got Medicaid through expansion, unless exempt
- Hours needed
- 80 a month of work, volunteering, school, or a work program, in any mix
- When it starts
- January 1, 2027. New applications and renewals on or after 2027-01-01. January 2027 applicants must show Oct-Dec 2026.
- How often they check
- Quarterly checks plus renewal every 6 months
- Months they look back
- 3 months before the application month, renewal month, or quarterly review (state law)
- Hardship exceptions
- None (KFF)
- Proof of volunteer hours
- No named form. If data can't confirm hours, FSSA sends a notice asking for proof. Send through the FSSA Benefits Portal, by mail to FSSA Document Center, or by phone.
- Notes
- Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) members 19-64 need 80 hours a month of work, volunteering, job training, or school (can be combined), or $580 a month income, or half-time school.
- Official page
- Indiana Medicaid agency
SNAP
- Does volunteering count?
- It depends on your county or plan
- Time limit waiver
- No waiver. The time limit applies everywhere in the state. No time limit waiver is in effect in this state as of Oct. 1, 2026, per USDA's quarterly waiver status list. Checked October 9, 2026.
- How many hours
- Average 20 hours a week (80 a month) of work, IMPACT (E&T) 20 hours a week, or Workfare hours (benefit ÷ federal minimum wage). The state manual does not list plain volunteering, though federal rules allow verified unpaid work.
- Volunteer form
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Who signs it
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- When it's due
- Must report if work hours drop below 20 a week.
- Official page
- Indiana SNAP agency
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