The Trump administration says the food stamp program is rife with fraud and waste. Is it?

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The Trump administration claims the SNAP program has a payment error rate of 10.6% for fiscal year 2025, equating to over $10 billion in improper payments.
Anti-hunger advocates argue that payment errors are often unintentional, caused by complex rules and changes in recipients' circumstances, and should not be confused with fraud.
The OBBBA law requires states with SNAP payment error rates above 6% to contribute more to program costs starting in October 2027, potentially impacting state budgets.
SNAP enrollment has decreased by nearly 5 million people in the past year, partly due to new work requirements for able-bodied adults under the OBBBA.
States are lobbying for a two-year delay on the revised state cost-sharing rules due to the difficulty in reducing error rates within the current timeline.

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