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Advocates urge Kansas to cover $12.1M SNAP administrative shortfall and fund error-rate reduction
Summary
Nonprofit witnesses told the Committee on Social Services Budget that recent federal changes shifted a larger share of SNAP administrative costs to states, and urged the committee to fund $12.1 million in FY27 plus a separate $2.1 million proposal to reduce SNAP payment errors and protect benefit access for thousands of Kansas children.
Advocates for food security told the Committee on Social Services Budget that Kansas must step up funding for SNAP administration after a federal funding shift that increases state liability.
Elizabeth Keever of Harvesters and Haley Cutler of Kansas Appleseed both testified that changes enacted in HR 1 shifted a larger share of SNAP administrative costs to states and that state underfunding risks higher error rates and disrupted benefits. "Fully funding SNAP administration allows DCF to improve accuracy and protect Kansas families," Cutler said.
Why it matters: Witnesses argued that administrative shortfalls would translate into program…
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