US EditionHere’s what Virginia is doing so far to reduce its SNAP error rate
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Virginia is against the clock. The state must drastically reduce the errors in paying benefits from the Supplementary Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or risk losing up to $270 million annually in federal funds. To achieve this, the state government activated a plan that combines legal changes, more controls, training and external support, with direct impacts on low-income families and social service workers. Why does “error rate” matter?SN…
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Here’s what Virginia is doing so far to reduce its SNAP error rate
As 850,000 Virginians (and millions nationwide) went without food stamps this fall during the federal government shutdown, the giant reconciliation bill Congress passed this summer set off a timer for states to reduce their error rates in computing the disbursement of funds to recipients. States that don’t comply risk losing their funding. That means Virginia must drop its error rate from where it hovers now around 11% down to 6% by 2027. Otherw…
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