Hunger Free Oklahoma Opposes Shifting SNAP Costs to States

Arkansas shares certain SNAP applicant numbers with federal government

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (left) and USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins in April. (Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)The Arkansas Department of Human Services is providing the U.S. Department of Agriculture with data on the number of certain SNAP program applicants, following a sweeping demand from the government earlier this month. A DHS spokesperson did not confirm or say whether the agency would share more sensitive data in the future. The data-sharing…

Hunger Free Oklahoma opposes shifting SNAP costs to states

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma could have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars if Congress moves forward with plans to shift food stamp costs to states. For the first time, the U.S. House is considering making states cover part of the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP. States could be required to pay up to a 25% match. "In current numbers could be as high as $475 million total in cost shifted to the s…

Proposed Federal SNAP Cuts Could Cost New Jersey Counties $78 Million More Per Year; State Says

A budget reconciliation bill advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee would shift $78 million in administrative costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) onto New Jersey’s counties, according to the NJ Department of Human Services. Currently, the federal government reimburses counties for 50% of SNAP administrative costs. The proposed legislation would […]