SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reported Illinois' error rate for SNAP benefits has reached 11.5%. State lawmakers are concerned, as states with error rates higher than 6% will start losing federal SNAP funding starting in Fiscal Year 2028.

The Illinois Department of Human Services told the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules this week that they are working to ensure the state can minimize errors and follow the new federal rules.

DHS leaders said they are looking at multiple options to prevent taxpayers from being on the hook for roughly $800 million of funding.

"It is increasing our redetermination schedule from yearly to every six months," said DHS Policy Development Bureau Chief Sara Bechtold. "So, people will have to renew their benefits ev

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