No SNAP Fix Could Mean over $250 Million OK Taxpayer Dollars

No SNAP fix could mean over $250 million OK taxpayer dollars

Lawmakers on Wednesday called for urgency after learning that error-rate payments in SNAP could cost Oklahomans $250 million annually.

Oklahoma state auditor sounding the alarm as $250 million in SNAP money is on the line

Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd is sounding the alarm, saying the state may lose hundreds of millions of dollars in SNAP money.

STATE AUDITOR: Oklahoma SNAP budget could be slashed over misspending

Oklahoma is at risk of losing a large portion of its federal SNAP funding. That's according to Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd.When the Big Beautiful Bill was passed into law last year, it made substantial reforms to SNAP. One of the changes requires states to keep spending errors at 6% or lower.WATCH: STATE AUDITOR: Oklahoma SNAP budget could be slashed over misspending STATE AUDITOR: Oklahoma SNAP budget could be slashed over misspendingOkla…

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