ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊States... "will have to make choices that could impact their residents. To fund #SNAP benefits, do they spend less on public schools, law enforcement or mental health care? To save money, do they squeeze people off SNAP by making it harder to stay in the program? Or do they drop out entirely from the federal food aid program that’s been around for decades?"
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Dozens of states could face new costs... (for) SNAP food aid ~
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-aid-error-rates-4fa06549e3ec2bd1a1c665b1985cefea
States may owe millions for food aid errors in SNAP program
Several dozen states might need to pay millions for food aid if they don't reduce errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But nine states with low error rates won't have to pay anything when the new cost-sharing requirements begin in October 2027. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released data Wednesday showing which states might owe money when cost-sharing start. States with high error rates face tough choices, like cutting other services or making it harder to stay in SNAP. Some states might even consider leaving the program. Advocates are urging Congress to delay these cost-sharing requirements.