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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Replacing Stolen SNAP Benefits: State Plan Approvals

Congress passed a law in late 2022 to help SNAP participants who are victims of card skimming, cloning and other similar methods. To implement this new law, states are working quickly to develop and implement processes to help people whose SNAP benefits were stolen seek and obtain relief. FNS will list plans on this page as they are approved

10/30/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Addressing Stolen SNAP Benefits

FNS is working closely with our state and federal partners, SNAP retailers, EBT processors, and other industry experts to protect SNAP benefits and combat SNAP fraud.

10/27/2023
Resource | Infographics SNAP Retailer Compliance

FNS monitors SNAP-authorized retailers and transaction data and investigates potential concerns as illustrated in this SNAP infographic highlighting retailer compliance.

09/15/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance SNAP Retailer Reminder - Card Skimming

Reminder for SNAP retailers to protect SNAP customers from card skimming at their point of sale.

12/21/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance 保护 SNAP 客户免受销售点(POS)读卡风险
12/12/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance 保護 SNAP 客戶在您的銷售點機免遭竊卡器竊取資訊
12/12/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Pwoteje Kliyan SNAP yo kont Skimming kat nan Klavye Machin Kès ou (POS)
12/12/2022
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP and TANF Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Skimming Prevention– Tools and Resources

USDA's FNS and ACF at the Department of Health and Human Services are aware of increasing reports of benefit theft by criminal actors through EBT card skimming schemes. After discussions with EBT processors and fraud prevention stakeholders, FNS and ACF have identified prevention measures that can be adopted to improve card security while we work towards longer-term strategies.

10/31/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance SNAP Retailer Reminder - Store Inventory & Trafficking

Minorista SNAP: no compre el inventario de su tienda con los beneficios del programa SNAP; Esto es traficar y es ilegal.

08/11/2022
Page updated: October 14, 2021