ALSO READ: Federal changes to SNAP will make states pay for mistakes <\/a><\/p>\n Figures released on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP, show Florida’s 2025 error rate<\/a> is 12.97%. The numbers reflect a timeframe from October 2024 to September 2025. <\/p>\n And while the error rate is down from 15% in 2024<\/a>, it is still much higher than pre-pandemic levels. <\/p>\n The new federal rules mandate that states with an error rate above 10% must pay 15% of the costs of benefits, or around $984 million in Florida. States are expected to pay as soon as October of 2027, although Florida could qualify for an exemption to push back that deadline another year. <\/p>\n Courtesy of No Kid Hungry <\/p>\n Sky Beard, the director of the No Kid Hungry campaign in Florida, said that error rates used to act as a measure “to tweak processes and make things better” for state agencies administering food benefits. <\/p>\n “Never before have error rates been used to tie a state to a financial consequence as they do now,” she said. “It has put state agencies in an incredibly difficult position.” <\/p>\n It also marks the first time that states will be forced to contribute to the cost of benefits themselves. <\/p>\n Historically, the federal government paid for 100% of the grocery benefits while states covered a portion of the administrative costs, which are also increasing from 50% to 75% in October of this year. <\/p>\n ALSO READ: With the outlook for SNAP benefits uncertain, food banks are warning of a crisis<\/a><\/p>\n Beard said some likely factors contributing to Florida’s SNAP error rate are: workers’ unpredictable schedules, a large share of beneficiaries being older adults and the demand for disaster food assistance, or D-SNAP, that occurs after hurricanes. <\/p>\n \u201cI think it’s important to remember that the SNAP eligibility process is pretty complicated, and it’s extensive, right?” Beard said. “So, there’s a lot of circumstances where families might get confused or unsure of how to move forward with submitting documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782544708_721_.jpeg\"\/)
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