← Visual StoriesA federal cost shift just landed on NC counties: $52 million.
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A federal cost shift just landed on NC counties: $52 million.
It is the cost of running food assistance. Your county budget pays it now.
Source: NC Newsline
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How it happened
The new federal law moved SNAP admin costs from a 50-50 split to states paying 75%. North Carolina passed most of that to counties.
Source: NC Newsline
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$52M
What counties pay over nine months
Estimate from the NC Association of County Commissioners. About 1.2 million North Carolinians get SNAP.
Source: NC Newsline
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7.36%
NC's SNAP error rate
Starting Oct. 1, 2027, states over 6% pay 5% to 15% of benefit costs.
Source: NC Newsline
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Both sides
Democrats and health advocates wanted the state to cover the counties' costs. The GOP-led legislature passed the costs to counties and put about $2.6 million toward cutting errors.
Source: NC Newsline
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Your state. Your say.
Should the state or your county pay this bill?
Source: NC Newsline
Starting Oct. 1, NC counties are on the hook for about $52 million over nine months in SNAP administration costs, after a federal law shifted more of the bill to states and the legislature passed it down. NC's 7.36% error rate could add a share of benefit costs in 2027.
Who should pay?
Source: NC Newsline (Oct 2)
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Sources
Source: NC Newsline
