SNAP Benefit System Boosted as Fraud is Targeted Published May 28, 2024 at 9:37 AM EDT Updated May 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT By Aliss Higham ...

“EBT cards are very susceptible to benefit theft in areas that are close to state lines. And part of that, is the reason that you got a high populous state in the Golden Triangle area, and you’re ...

New legislation aims to reinstate federal reimbursements for SNAP fraud victims. Led by Rep. Al Green, the SNAP SECURE Act of 2025 seeks to protect vulnerable families from losing vital food aid ...

A SNAP sign is pictured at a grocery store in this file photo. “The victims of EBT benefits fraud are vulnerable seniors, parents and disabled individuals who so depend on their food assistance ...

GETTY On February 19 González-Rojas posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Last year I intro'd legislation, A4096 to replace EBT magnet stripe cards with chip cards, which decrease fraud by over 87 percent.

The Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act addresses fraud by directing USDA to update its cybersecurity regulations to ensure SNAP benefits cannot be easily stolen by criminals.

Two million Pennsylvanians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed themselves and their families ...

The USDA demanded Kansas data on all food stamp applicants since 2020. DCF refused. Now the federal government could trigger ...

SNAP boasts an annual budget of a staggering $127 billion. If estimates suggesting that 20% of this amount is lost to fraud are anywhere close to being accurate, it means $33.4 billion vanishing ...

After a spike in EBT fraud left thousands of New Yorkers hungry, victims will finally get refunds for stolen money under a new federal bill that passed in the omnibus funding bill Thursday. The ...