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For many New Yorkers, a declined credit card at the grocery store is a fleeting inconvenience. But for the people we serve on public assistance, a declined Electronic Benefits Transfer card can ...
The residents allege the state isn’t doing enough to protect benefits to which they’re entitled under federal law.
I was glad to see your report about the state Department of Human Services initiative to counter skimming of SNAP benefits by ...
Michigan mailed out roughly 738 Bridge cards every day in 2024 for a total of 269,644 cards, according to a document obtained ...
"With only two other states transitioning to chip-enabled EBT cards, this bill would make Pennsylvania one of the few states ...
The Danville Department of Social Services has seen an increase in scammers stealing money from SNAP recipients' EBT cards.
A Romanian national is facing federal charges after he was accused of defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
The total number of SNAP thefts nationwide since mid-2023 has reached almost 700,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Changes could be coming for Pennsylvania’s SNAP recipients. On Monday, the Pennsylvania State House passed a bipartisan bill ...
Kern County has seen a sharp spike in criminal activity involving the theft of millions of dollars skimmed from Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, better known as EBT cards. And Rep. Vince Fong is ...
Valley Congressman Vince Fong has introduced the Stopping Klepto-card and Identity Misuse Act, or SKIM Act, in an attempt to ...