Cass County advisory board hears how HR 1 and high error rates could raise state SNAP costs

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At a November meeting, the Cass County Human Services Advisory Board heard from Rebecca, North Dakota’s director of Economic Assistance Quality Control, that a 10.2% statewide SNAP payment error rate and provisions in HR 1 could require states to pay a share of benefits under a new sliding scale, and local staff are launching targeted training and technology fixes to reduce errors.

Rebecca, director of Economic Assistance Quality Control for North Dakota, told the Cass County Human Services Advisory Board at its November meeting that federal changes and the state’s current payment‑error performance could create new costs for North Dakota.

Rebecca said federal quality control targets set by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service require a payment‑error rate at or below 6% and timeliness of 95%. She reported that North Dakota’s midyear 2025 state payment error rate is 10.2% and that, under the federal law discussed in the presentation (referred to in slides as HR 1), states with error rates at or above 6% may be required to pay a portion of SNAP benefits on a sliding scale. Using figures shown to the board, Rebecca summarized the example sliding scale: error rates of 6–7.99% could require states to pay 5% of benefits, 8–9.99% a 10% share, and 10% or more a 15% share. A chart in the packet estimated a potential state cost…

Cass County advisory board hears how HR 1 and high error rates could raise state SNAP costs

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