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Kansas DCF says SNAP payment accuracy improving; waiver to restrict sugary purchases remains under federal review
Summary
Dr. Carla Whiteside Hicks told the Committee on Welfare Reform that DCF is lowering SNAP payment errors through training, technology and consulting support, reported a recent month with a 5.5% error rate, and said a federal waiver to restrict sugary item purchases has been revised and remains under review while the agency seeks a project manager for implementation.
Dr. Carla Whiteside Hicks, representing the Kansas Department for Children and Families, told the Committee on Welfare Reform that DCF is taking a multipronged approach to reduce SNAP payment errors and to implement (if approved) a waiver that would restrict purchases of certain sugary items with SNAP benefits.
“We are working diligently to get our numbers up so that we are above so that we are below the 6%,” Dr. Hicks said, reporting that the agency’s payment error rate for the month of August was 5.5% and noting steady improvement from earlier rolling figures above 9%.
Dr. Hicks described error sources and verification processes: roughly 50% of payment errors are client-side…
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