Federal budget changes to SNAP could cost Alabama up to $261 million

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 733

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Federal changes to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) will cost Alabama between $174 and $261 million, state officials said Thursday.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced a penalty for states that have a high error rate in the SNAP program. Currently, Alabama’s error rate is around 10%, SNAP Director Brandon Hardin said at a quarterly meeting of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), which administers the program in the state.

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