Alabama officials to ask federal government for two-year delay on SNAP error rate penalty

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 1,331

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Alabama officials Thursday asked the federal government to extend a two-year reprieve from changes to a food assistance program that could cost the state more than $174 million based on errors in the program.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced a penalty for states with a high error rate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Alabama’s error rate for fiscal year 2025 was 9.52%, SNAP Director Brandon Hardin said …

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