Red states target SNAP fraud, errors under threat of costly federal penalties

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,749

Last Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago

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State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, spurred by looming federal rules that will force states with high error rates to pay more.

But the Republican proposals mostly focus on more frequently verifying the eligibility of individual households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), rather than on broader administrative shortcomings that allow most of the waste and fraud …

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