LFC warns SNAP payment errors could trigger up to $173 million in state costs
LFC evaluators told the committee SNAP serves about $1 billion annually to over 21% of New Mexicans but the state's payment error rate is among the highest nationally; staff recommended improved verification, training, fraud detection, and technology modernization to avoid potential federal funding losses.
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LFC Program Evaluators Alma Kassim and Clayton Lobaugh reported to the Legislative Finance Committee that New Mexico's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides "approximately $1 billion in annual food assistance to more than 21 percent of New Mexicans" but faces growing fiscal and operational challenges.
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