USDA Reports $10.1 Billion in SNAP Payment Errors for FY 2025
The error rate reached 10.62% and exceeded the congressional threshold, according to the USDA.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported $10.1 billion in improper Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments for fiscal year 2025, with a national error rate of 10.62% exceeding the 6% congressional threshold.
- Legislation signed by President Donald Trump introduced new guardrails requiring states to cover 5%, 10%, or 15% of SNAP benefit costs when error rates exceed 6%, with financial consequences effective October 1, 2027.
- While nine states with low error rates remain exempt from cost-sharing, Missouri could be responsible for $150 million in costs unless it improves performance; Alaska secured a one-year delay despite the nation's highest error rate of over 23%.
- A recent survey indicates some states may narrow eligibility or withdraw from SNAP entirely while increasing staff to address error causes. Advocate Bergh warned, "This is coming at a time when millions of people have already lost food assistance."
- States can use either 2025 or 2026 error rates to calculate future cost-sharing obligations. Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins stated the findings are "further proof that state accountability is severely lacking in SNAP.
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Iowa, Nebraska among nine states that won’t have to match portion of federal SNAP benefits
USDA released state SNAP payment error rates which will determine if states have to pay a portion of federal nutrition assistance benefits. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits in their state, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release Wednesday of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates. House Resolution 1,…
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