FNSProposed Rule

Provisions to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System; Withdrawal

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Summary

The federal government proposed changes to improve how it checks and monitors the food stamp program (SNAP) to catch errors and fraud, but is now withdrawing this proposal. This means the current system for reviewing how states run the program will stay the same instead of being reformed.

Key Points

  • 1The Food and Nutrition Service proposed new quality control procedures to better catch mistakes and fraud in SNAP (food assistance) benefits
  • 2The agency is withdrawing this proposal, meaning the suggested changes will not move forward
  • 3This affects how state agencies are monitored when they process food stamp applications and payments
  • 4The current quality control system will continue operating without the proposed improvements
  • 5States and SNAP recipients will not see changes to how the program checks for errors or eligibility

Key Dates

Published

January 6, 2025

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