Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Largely due to overpayments, Massachusetts registered a 12.5% error rate for SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2025, which could put the state on the hook to cover more of the cost of the federal food and nutrition assistance program. The error rate exceeded the national rate of 10.6% as well as the 6% threshold that Congress approved as part of a law intended to force states to be more vigilant about oversight.