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Social services warns SNAP funding shift, error‑rate penalties could raise local costs
Summary
Essex County social services reported that federal SNAP administrative funding will drop from 50% to 25%, potentially increasing local costs; staff estimated a roughly $114,000 local exposure for Essex and described state plans to purchase AI tools to reduce error rates.
Candace, who presented the social services report to the board, summarized state and federal changes to SNAP administrative funding and their potential local impacts.
She said the federal share for SNAP administrative costs is scheduled to drop from 50% to 25%, shifting more responsibility to the state and possibly to localities. Using available estimates, she said the first nine‑month impact statewide could be about $73…
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