Policy memo (176.56 KB)
| DATE: | August 20, 2018 |
| SUBJECT: | Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Quality Control (QC) Tolerance Level; 7 CFR 275.12(f)(2) |
| MEMO CODE: | SNAP QC Policy Memo: 18-04 |
| TO: | All SNAP State Agencies All Regional SNAP Directors Food and Nutrition Service |
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control (QC) system uses a tolerance level to set the threshold for determining which errors are included in the national payment error rate calculation. Errors above the threshold are included in determining error rates. Errors below the threshold are still recorded and referred to the eligibility worker to make any necessary case corrections, but are not included in the error rate calculation.
Pursuant to changes in Section 4019 of the Agricultural Act of2014 (the Act), the department set the QC tolerance threshold at $37 for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The Act also requires the Food and Nutrition Service to adjust for FY 2014 tolerance level for future years by the percentage by which the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) is adjusted under Section 3(u)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended.
For FY 2019, the tolerance threshold will remain at $37. For FY 2019, all state agencies shall use $37 as the QC Tolerance Level for excluding small errors. All errors, regardless of dollar amount, shall continue to be reported in accordance with existing policy. Please contact your regional office, if you have any questions regarding FY 2019 QC tolerance level.
Ronald K. Ward
Director
Program Accountability and Administration Division