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mikemccaffrey@pdx.social ("Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge:") wrote:

Lovely how federal agencies (while still under the direction of the feckless Democrats) are spending their time punishing states for giving residents too much food.

So sorry that #Oregon didn't properly check that people were completely destitute before giving them a snack.

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/26/oregon-incurs-15-million-dollar-federal-penalty-for-snap-error-rates/76925309007/

#SNAP #FoodAssistance

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• Oregon’s error rate of 16.7% for the budget year that ended September 30, 2023, was above the national error rate of 11.68% for the second year in a row. The state sample had a 15.27% overpayment rate and a 1.49% underpayment rate. (remote)