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Agency details HR 1 SNAP changes: higher state administrative costs, work rules and utility deductions reshaped benefits
Summary
Agency officials described how HR 1 (enacted July 4, 2025) changed SNAP administration: states will bear a larger share of administrative costs, payment-error rates now carry greater financial liability, exemptions and work requirements were altered, and utility allowances were revised, affecting benefit amounts for some households.
State human services officials briefed the House Human Services Committee on policy changes required by HR 1 that affect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administration and household benefits.
Miranda Gray, deputy commissioner for the Economic Services Division, and Leslie Wisdom, food and nutrition program director, said HR 1 imposes significant operational changes and budgetary consequences. "As a state, we've really been trying to make sure that we're complying with the federal law because it has such significant impacts to those that are on SNAP," Gray said.
Key changes described to the committee include:
- Administrative match: The federal/state administrative match for several SNAP administrative functions shifts so that the federal share is reduced and the state share increases (described as…
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