Recently published federal data shows that Alaska’s payment error rate for administering food stamp benefits was the highest of any state during the last fiscal year.
shows that Alaska’s payment error rate for administering food stamp benefits was the highest of any state during the last fiscal year.
No financial penalties have been levied against the state, but that could change if the error rate stays above the national average for two consecutive years, officials say. State health officials say Alaska’s high error rate is a reflection of a mistake the Alaska Division of Public Assistance made when interpreting a federal waiver that allowed state agencies to forgo regular eligibility checks for food stamp recipients during the pandemic.to end in January 2022.
In an emailed statement, Stacy Dean, the top-ranking nutrition official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, wrote that the federal agency was “committed to supporting states in improving payment accuracy in SNAP” and that “we are doubling down to work with all state partners to find ways to decrease payment errors.”
Dean wrote that nationally, various factors — including an increase in SNAP participation during the pandemic, staff shortages and high staff vacancy rates, as well as “evolving policies” — all contributed to an increase in error rates across many states.
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