{"id":321318,"date":"2026-06-26T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321318\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:50:11","slug":"floridas-snap-program-may-be-in-danger-due-to-high-error-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321318\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s SNAP program may be in danger due to high error rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV\/Florida Capital Bureau) &#8211; Millions of Floridians may lose access to SNAP due to the state\u2019s high error rate, according to political analyst Holly Bullard of the Florida Policy Institute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She reported that if the $984 million penalty is applied, Florida\u2019s SNAP program could close altogether accounting for the economic deficit Florida is situated at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Specifically, she said that by FY 28-29 the state could be facing over a $6 billion deficit in revenue and lack funding to properly fund the state\u2019s SNAP program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The USDA released a report showing that in 2025 Florida reported a SNAP error rate of more than 12 percent. This is almost twice the acceptable error rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/06\/24\/usda-announces-fy-2025-state-payment-error-rates-snap\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/06\/24\/usda-announces-fy-2025-state-payment-error-rates-snap\">6 percent<\/a> set by Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After federal bill H.R.1 was passed last year, states are required to cover between 5 through 15 percent of monthly SNAP benefit costs beginning in FY 2028. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">What percent the states now pay depends on that error rate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bullard said that the consequences of this high error rate could be catastrophic for the future of the program<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIf we do not get our act together and ensure that we an fund this state penalty this cost share for SNAP in FY 29, it would be the equivalent of losing all the food that\u2019s in the state of Florida times nine and I don\u2019t if I can expand the cascading impact of that,\u201d Bullard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She continued to talk about the vulnerable populations that would be most heavily impacted in this scenario. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cOn our economy, on child welfare, on the welfare of our seniors, I don\u2019t know if I can put it into words,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The legislature allocated $4 million in this year\u2019s state budget for AI detection program designed to lower the error rate in the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This amount is a part of the total $38 million allocated to Florida\u2019s SNAP program in this year\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WCTV. 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