"Council Member Sandra Ung co-introduced a resolution on Sept. 26 to allow the government to reimburse families whose benefits were stolen through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card skimming. As of this month, federal reimbursement is no longer an option for victims of this crime."
"Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that in 2023, over 125,000 households across the nation experienced SNAP benefit theft totaling over $60 million. The theft can be carried out through card skimming with hidden devices in ATMs and point-of-sale terminals or card cloning."
"Without this reimbursement, we are leaving these families to suffer twice-first, by the theft of their benefits, and second, by forcing them to choose between hunger and hardship. Congress must act now to extend this provision."
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