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Texas To Face $700 Million In Federal Penalties For SNAP Errors Through 2027
Texas To Face $700 Million In Federal Penalties For SNAP Errors Through 2027
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times,
Texas is expected to pay $708 million more by 2027 to the federal government in penalties for erroneous distributions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The state officials released the cost in a presentation to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on April 8.
The state payment error rate was estimated to be nearly 9 percent in fiscal year 2025, totaling $627 million in erroneous payments.
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