The US government will not tighten rules for food stamp error checks

The US Food and Nutrition Service has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have strengthened how it checks for errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This means the current, less strict system for monitoring food stamp accuracy will remain in place.

The government was supposed to improve how it checks for mistakes in food stamp payments. This withdrawal means that effort has stopped. It leaves in place a system that has been criticized for not accurately measuring how many people receive too much or too little aid.