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SNAP error rates rise sharply amid pandemic

07/01/23 2:46 PM By Jacqui Fatka
KEYWORDS COVID-19 pandemic farm bill Gina Plata-Nino SNAP SNAP emergency allotments SNAP error rates Stacy Dean, deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients were overpaid at a rate of 9.84% in fiscal 2022 and underpaid by 1.7% on average as state agencies struggled with staffing coming out of the pandemic, according to USDA.


Jacqui fatka

Jacqui Fatka
Associate Editor

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