News

With untold numbers of Georgians reporting benefits stolen out of their accounts, it should come as no surprise that the Peach State is at the top in SNAP theft.
At least 12 states have received federal approval to restrict recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...
The US Department of Agriculture spent $16,400 to hang two banners in May outside its headquarters on Independence Avenue in ...
For some farmers who sell at Twin Cities farmers markets, cuts to SNAP benefits will force them to rethink their business model and the ethnic produce they were offering.
ATLANTA (Atlanta News First) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspects taxpayer dollars stolen from government ...
South Carolina and Tennessee plan to restrict SNAP purchases to encourage healthier eating, part of the ‘Make America Healthy ...
Barbara Guinn, commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, estimates that around ...
SNAP provides grocery benefits to low-income households, increasing access to healthy foods, and also pays for in-school ...
Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.
The USDA website says it replaced $322.5 million in stolen benefits from FY2023 Q2 to FY2025 Q1. “Theft of funds on SNAP EBT cards has dramatically increased in recent years,” said the USDA in May.