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President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.
Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rally against Trump's megabill that would slash SNAP funding for the ...
SNAP benefits are vulnerable to fraud tactics as cards can be skimmed or cloned, something several states are trying to combat.
SNAP is first line of defense against hunger for millions of North Carolinians. If the Senate passes the budget bill cuts ...
New York state is facing a federal lawsuit for failing to protect recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from benefit theft.
With the approval of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, which includes $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and ...
State officials remind SNAP recipients to lock cards, change PIN numbers amid nationwide incidents of benefits theft Andrew McKeever May 30, 2025 0 ...
The cards used by millions of Americans to purchase food for their family don’t have modern security features, experts say.
Why are SNAP benefits so easy to steal? Most SNAP benefit cards still have magnetic stripes, which are less secure than newer chip cards.
Currently, Oregon Trail Cards used for SNAP benefits don’t have a chip, making them ripe for fraud.
Federal payments had encouraged states to enroll everyone who needed SNAP without fearing the budgetary consequences.