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County officials warn HR1 cost shifts could force local cuts, tax increases
Summary
Franklin County, Ohio, and the National Association of Counties told a House subcommittee that the reconciliation law's reduced federal administrative match and penalty structure could add roughly $7.5 million annually to Franklin County's budget and force cuts to local services.
Franklin County deputy administrator Joy Bivens told a House Agriculture subcommittee that the recent federal law reducing federal administrative matching for SNAP from 50% to 25% could increase her county's annual costs by about $7.5 million.
"That shift would require approximately $7,500,000 in additional local spending annually to maintain current service levels," Bivens said, testifying on behalf of the National Association of Counties. She said counties in nine of the 10 county-administered states already pay some or all of the nonfederal administrative match and that the new law—s change will strain county budgets and workforce capacity.
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