### Question
Can you define what overpayment error rate means?


### Answer
**Overpayment error rate** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 2025*:

> the percentage of the value of all allotments issued in a fiscal year by a State agency that are either—


(i) issued to households that fail to meet basic program eligibility requirements

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2025*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM**

