With federal penalties looming, WA looks to curb food stamp payment errors

With federal penalties looming, WA looks to curb food stamp payment errors

States that routinely overpay or underpay food stamp recipients could now lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. Read more...

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Washington State Looks to Curb Food Stamp Payment Errors

OLYMPIA, WA – States that routinely overpay or underpay food stamp recipients could now lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. This has Washington officials trying to improve the state’s already well below-average error rate in providing benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Ideas include increasing case reviews and establishing a new team focused on reducing mishaps. The so-called “big, beautif…