SNAP error rates: Which states overpay, underpay people most often?

Underpayments are less frequent, with most states underpaying only 1% or 2% of the time. The most underpayments were in ...
USA Today

An end to SNAP? Why it may happen in a couple of years in some states

A new cost-sharing law could put SNAP benefits at risk for tens of millions of Americans. States will have to fund a portion of SNAP benefits based on their payment ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

What is the SNAP payment error rate? Why it could cost Kansas taxpayers millions

Proposed changes to the SNAP program could cost Kansas taxpayers millions due to a benefit cost-share based on payment error rates. Kansas' most recent error rate ...
abc27

SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. These states are in the biggest trouble

(NEXSTAR) – States have been put on notice: Stop making so many mistakes, or lose funding for food assistance. Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

'Do your job': Can Kansas fix SNAP error rate before cost-sharing kicks in?

Proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could shift millions of dollars in costs onto Kansas taxpayers. Kansas Republicans are urging ...
Agri-Pulse

National SNAP error rate dips slightly amid state cost-share fight

The national error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fell slightly from 2023, but remained higher than pre-pandemic levels. USDA releases annual ...
NPR

SNAP will face ongoing crisis as states shoulder costs tied to payment error rate

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