More than $10 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars spent on improper SNAP payments in 2025
Public Health,Fraud,Food Stamps,Welfare,Politics
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U.S. states and territories made a collective $10 billion in improper payments to SNAP recipients nationwide in fiscal year 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
The average error payment rate, which includes both over- and underpayments, was roughly 10.6%, well above the congressionally set threshold of 6%.
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