HR1’s SNAP changes raise state error‑rate exposure and could shift costs to Washington
DSHS and HCA officials told the Ways and Means Committee HR 1 immediately tightened SNAP work rules, ended some deductions and increased the state’s administrative match, creating potential immediate benefit reductions for households and multi‑million‑dollar fiscal exposure tied to the federal payment error rate.
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State officials told the Ways and Means Committee on October 16 that HR 1 made immediate, substantive changes to the state’s food assistance programs that could reduce benefits for some households and create new fiscal exposure for Washington.
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