For the second year in a row, Alaska’s so-called “payment error rate” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program topped 50%.
The federal agency behind the food stamp program is assessing an $11.9 million fine on the state of Alaska for failing to accurately gauge who is eligible for benefits, according to a. Also for the second year in a row, Alaska’s error rate is the highest in the nation at 60%. The rates released Friday cover the one-year period between October 2022 and September 2023.
“These are largely unintentional,” Etheridge said in an interview Thursday. “They can result for a number of reasons, as simple as clerical errors or just, you know, a misunderstanding of direction on the client’s behalf. “SNAP recipients are typically required to recertify that they’re eligible for the program every six months. Etheridge said the state initially misinterpreted a federal policy that they thought allowed state officials to extend that multiple times.
The state has since received a waiver that allows recipients to go up to a year between certifications, Etheridge said.
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