USDA says SNAP error rate is higher than previously reported

Based on a more accurate reporting process, the USDA estimated an error rate of 6.3 percent nationwide for SNAP in fiscal 2017, compared with the 3.66 percent rate reported in 2014. The Food and Nutrition Service, which oversees SNAP, revamped its measurement procedures after questions arose in 2014 about the accuracy of its data. The… » Read More

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