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Mississippi Reduces SNAP Payment Errors but Faces $80 Million Federal Penalty
Mississippi lowered error rates in its food assistance program according to recent state data. The state must still pay at least $80 million to the federal government to keep operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Mississippi reduced the number of errors it made when calculating payments for its food assistance program in recent months. The Mississippi Department of Human Services reported the improvement in the most recent data it released.
Mississippi will still owe the federal government at least $80 million to continue running the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The requirement stems from changes to federal law. The state must make the payment even after the reported reduction in errors.
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