Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 476. SNAP benefit reporting

(1) The total number of recipients at the Statewide and county levels.

(2) The total amount of benefits distributed at the Statewide and county levels.

(3) The total number of recipients who maintain SNAP account balances of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more for a continuous period of at least six months, including recipients who maintain an account balance between two thousand dollars ($2,000) and four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($4,999), between five thousand dollars ($5,000) and nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($9,999) and more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(4) The total number of recipients and total amount of benefits distributed in each State legislative district.

(5) An overview of the SNAP benefit distribution schedules based on caseloads and census data, including data from other states and models that utilize more than ten payment issuance days, and any recommendations for changes to the distribution schedule.

(6) The Commonwealth's SNAP payment error rate for each of the last five years and the department's recommendations for reducing or maintaining an error rate below six percent.

(7) Programmatic and financial impacts to the Commonwealth from Federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program made after January 1, 2025.

(8) Any other data the department deems necessary.

(1) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate.

(2) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Health Committee of the House of Representatives.

(3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives.

(1) If the implementation of changes results in costs, the department shall pay for the costs using funding made available from the Enterprise and Technology Restricted Account.

(2) Prior to the updates being submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for approval, the department shall transmit the proposed updates as a notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(3) Upon Federal approval, the department shall ensure that the updated distribution schedule is posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of the department.