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FEDS CALL ON N.Y. TO REDUCE WAIT TIMES FOR SNAP BENEFITS, IMPROVE ACCURACY

By Spencer Conlin Albany/Capital Region
PUBLISHED 6:49 PM ET Feb. 15, 2024 PUBLISHED 6:49 PM EST Feb. 15, 2024
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Governors in 47 states received a letter from the federal government earlier
this month, calling for improvements to how the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or SNAP, is administered in their states.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul received the letter in which Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack highlighted several areas of concern, including delayed and/or
inaccurate benefits.

New York is the fifth worst when it comes to application processing timeliness.
Only six states managed to process its applications on time, or with a 30-day
window.

When it comes errors in payment, New York ranks closer to the middle of the
pack, with about 13% of all payment having an error, most of which involving an
overpayment.

The issues cause some stress on the system, preventing families in need from
getting assistance.

Claudette Senior handles community resources at Unity House in Rensselaer
County, an agency specializing in human services. She says there have been
shortfalls with SNAP for years.

In addition to addressing delays and inaccurate benefits, expanding the benefits
SNAP offers should be a priority too.

“I would want to look at how do SNAP benefits allow families to get the other
things that they need,” she said. "SNAP is dealing with the food portion, but
there are other needs that the family needs,” she said. “Who is dealing with the
household supplies? Toilet paper, tooth paste, deodorant, lotion, soap, that are
not covered and you can’t use your food stamp benefits for that?”

There are various organization like Unity House across the state, but the U.S.
Agriculture Department has a comprehensive website with information about SNAP.





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