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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) issues the following statement in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates for Fiscal Year 2025.

“Tim Walz’s Minnesota has one of the highest SNAP overpayment rates in the country,” said Whip Emmer. “Under Walz’s so-called leadership, our overpayment rate increased by more than 50% in just one fiscal year. This is unacceptable, and if it continues, hardworking Minnesotans are going to pay the price for the Walz Administration's total inability to manage and safeguard taxpayer dollars. Minnesotans deserve better, and there needs to be accountability for the elected officials who continue to mismanage government funds.”

Background:

On June 24, 2026, the USDA released the SNAP payment error rates for Fiscal Year 2025. According to the USDA’s report, Minnesota had an overpayment rate of 9.86%, ranking it in the top half of all states for SNAP overpayments. The 9.86% overpayment rate is estimated to equal around $86.6 million. Minnesota’s FY2025 SNAP overpayment rate is over 56% higher than the previous year’s overpayment rate.

Under the Working Families Tax Cuts, states with an error rate above 6% must pay a portion of their benefits when the cost-sharing requirement begins October 2027. These states must also submit a Corrective Action Plan designed to combat fraud, waste, and abuse. States with an error rate over 10%, including Minnesota, would be required to pay 15% of the benefits.