Minnesota, USDA differ over SNAP verbal-signature waiver
Minnesota continues using a COVID-era waiver that lets SNAP applicants provide verbal signatures by phone without an audio recording. State and federal officials differ on how broadly the waiver applies while a lawmaker has raised concerns about potential fraud.
Minnesota is still applying a COVID-era waiver allowing SNAP applicants to give verbal signatures by phone without requiring an audio recording. State and federal officials disagree about the waiver's scope, and a lawmaker has publicly raised concerns about possible fraud related to the practice.