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DHR director says SNAP error rate rising to ~9%; agency warns of steep federal recoupments

Joint Interim Committees · January 29, 2026
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Miss Buckner told the committee the SNAP QC error rate is likely near 9% and flagged the potential fiscal shock of federal recoupments; she described anti‑fraud steps, a chip‑card rollout and pending federal waiver requests.

Miss Buckner, leading the Department of Human Resources, briefed the committee on SNAP, TANF and child‑welfare operations and said the agency estimates an SNAP Quality Control (QC) error rate of roughly 9 percent.

"We think our error rate is probably gonna be 9%," Buckner said, noting the official QC numbers were not yet published. She and other staff described ways the error rate…

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