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Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
Most mistakes were overpayments, and Alaska’s rate stayed far above the 11% national average, federal data showed.
- For the fourth consecutive year, Alaska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recorded the highest payment error rate in the nation, with 23% of benefits distributed incorrectly during the 2025 federal fiscal year.
- While the 2025 rate declined from 25% in 2024, it remains double the 11% national average, which the Department of Health attributed to "complex eligibility rules, manual processes, and workforce challenges."
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins criticized the state's accountability, stating error rates are "further proof that state accountability is severely lacking in SNAP," while noting federal cost-sharing changes could shift nearly $40 million to Alaska.
- President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires states to share benefit costs, though a carveout for Sen. Lisa Murkowski exempts Alaska from the requirement until 2030, despite administrative costs rising roughly $11 million annually.
- Modernization efforts including IT upgrades and workflow improvements are scheduled to finish in 2028, with the Division of Public Assistance expecting error rates to continue declining as these milestones are reached.
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Alaska's persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
Alaska's food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country for a fourth straight year last year, according to rankings put out by the Agriculture Department late last month.
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Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
Alaska’s food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country for a fourth straight year last year, according to rankings put out by the Agriculture Department late last month.
·New York, United States
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