GAO-25-107964, Nutrition Assistance: USDA Should Comprehensively Assess Benefit Theft Prevention Measures States Are Implementing
GAO-25-107964 SNAP EBT Card Security The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by states, is the nation’s largest federally funded nutrition assistance program. It is intended to help low-income individuals and families obtain a more nutritious diet by supplementing their income with benefits to purchase food. According to the Congressional Budget Office, SNAP will provide approximately $96 billion in benefits to about 43 million people in fiscal year 2025. In recent years, SNAP benefits have been stolen from recipients’ electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. SNAP benefit theft can occur in several ways. For example, through card skimming, thieves place an illegal device on a retailer’s point-of-sale machine to copy account information, including personal identification number (PIN) entries. Thieves can use this information to take control of a SNAP recipient’s account and steal benefits, which could leave victims without means to purchase food. …
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