Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year

A shopper passes by a sign welcoming SNAP recipients at a Fred Meyer store in Anchorage on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
Alaska’s food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country for a fourth straight year last year, according to rankings put out by the Agriculture Department late last month.
During the last federal fiscal year, which ended in September 2025, 23% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Alaska ended up w