SNAP Faces Major Overhaul After $102M Fraud
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Updated USDA data and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins say SNAP will undergo structural changes to root out fraud after benefits were restored following a 43‑day government shutdown.
In Q1 FY2025, the USDA found over 226,000 fraudulent claims and more than 691,000 unauthorized transactions, costing over $102 million.
The data from those 29 states include 186,000 deceased recipients and about 500,000 duplicate benefit recipients, with Alabama, California and New York reporting the most stolen‑claim cases.
The administration will require all SNAP recipients to reapply and be recertified, and it has ordered states to share recipient data. So far, 29 states have complied.
Rollins said, “We have to make sure for those that really need this benefit that we are able to make sure that it’s going to the right people. So, we’re making a lot of structural changes in SNAP.” She added, “There are vulnerable families in America that need this program that aren’t getting it because of the fraud and abuse that now we’re going to work to fix.”
Rollins said benefits would be fully restored and that additional changes will be announced the week after Thanksgiving.
SNAP served an average 41.7 million people monthly in FY2024 at a cost of $99.8 billion.
Starting in 2028, states with payment error rates above 6% risk losing federal SNAP funding, a change the Congressional Budget Office estimates could affect roughly 300,000 people.
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I like the new rules, but why wait until 2028?
Based on the figures, the fraud rate for snap is 0.005, which is roughly one half of one percent. The fraud in defense dept procurement is probably more than that.
Fraud rate in defense dept procurement
Welcome aboard. Let us end government waste.
Its funny how Republicans think poor people should be prevented from committing fraud, but wealthy defense contractors are allowed to. Poor people need a better lobby.
Do they? Can you point me to a republican saying that ?
How much taxpayer money does trump spend on golf? It's at LEAST 4.1 million a week.
Giving people money is always a problem when it comes to fraud.
Trump is taking, TAKING, 230 million from taxpayers, Vic... Just because his ego was hurt...And you are complaining about fraud? Are you fucking serious?
Good. If true. Frankly, I no longer trust this administration to identify and root out genuine fraud, waste, or abuse. Anything they don’t like in the moment, they call “fraud.”
Interesting. You would expect California and New York to lead in pretty much anything because they have the most people. But Alabama? On a per capita basis, that’s surprising. wtf is going on in Alabama?
There are? How many? Why?
How does that work? Why does “fraud and abuse” by one party prevent some other qualified party from receiving benefits?
As part of the structural changes, the restrictions that are enforced in the WIC program need to be applied to SNAP.
The "S" in SNAP is SUPPLIMENTAL. In no way should it be the lifestyle that we see happening across the board right now.
Please. By all means, regale us with the details of the lifestyle you “see” happening across the board right now with regard to SNAP.