(WALA) – Alabama is performing better than most states when it comes to managing food assistance dollars – but the problem is getting worse.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its fiscal year 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates today, measuring how accurately states determine who qualifies for SNAP and how much they should receive. The national payment error rate for fiscal year 2025 is 10.62 percent.
Alabama’s error rate came in at 9.52 percent—up from 8.32 percent in 2024. That breaks down to 8.82 percent in overpayments and 0.70 percent in underpayments…