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Social Services director warns federal budget changes will shift costs and workloads to counties
Summary
Lewis County Department of Social Services director Jenny Jones briefed the Human Services Committee on proposed federal budget and policy changes affecting SNAP, HEAP, Medicaid and other programs, warning of increased administrative burdens and significant local cost shifts in coming years.
The Department of Social Services told the Human Services Committee that proposed federal budget and policy changes would shift both administrative work and benefit costs to local counties, with particular impacts for SNAP (food assistance), HEAP (heating assistance) and Medicaid programs.
Jenny Jones, director of Lewis County Department of Social Services, summarized several changes she said will materially affect the county’s operations and finances. Jones said the federal share of SNAP administrative costs will fall from 50% to 25% in October 2026, a change she estimated would increase county administrative costs by about $165,000.…
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