GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Gaston County, along with two other counties in North Carolina, is working to help reduce the state’s error rate in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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According to the Gaston Gazette, if the state fails to lower its error rate, it could face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines under a new federal law, potentially leading to the end of SNAP in North Carolina.
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