Otherwise, they can only receive three months of SNAP benefits over every three-year period. Agency spokesperson Kristle Muessle said the Nevadans slated to lose access do not meet the work requirements or are no longer exempt from those requirements. Another shift is that certain noncitizens, including those with refugee or asylum status, are no longer eligible for SNAP benefits. The federal spending law also tightened the rules around local governments’ ability to qualify for exemptions from the work requirements. Nevada’s higher-than-average unemployment rate has kept the state exempt from SNAP work requirements since 2008.