The total number of SNAP thefts nationwide since mid-2023 has reached almost 700,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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 ...

Pennsylvanians who receive public benefits now can lock their electronic benefit transfer card when they’re not using it to ...

The residents allege the state isn’t doing enough to protect benefits to which they’re entitled under federal law.

A Romanian national is facing federal charges after he was accused of defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

A USDA employee and five other individuals have been charged in connection with what authorities describe as one of the ...

Changes could be coming for Pennsylvania’s SNAP recipients. On Monday, the Pennsylvania State House passed a bipartisan bill ...

When Mina Bailey went to check her food stamps balance on the first of April, as she always does, she found her benefits — a ...

"With only two other states transitioning to chip-enabled EBT cards, this bill would make Pennsylvania one of the few states ...

State-level budget discussions have included maintaining work requirements for SNAP participants, along with other ...

A U.S. Department of Agriculture employee and five others are facing charges in a 66 million dollar food stamp fraud scheme ...

State officials said they are aware of recent instances of SNAP theft in Pennsylvania and nationwide, especially involving card skimming in which the benefits are stolen off cards after they are ...