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NJ DHS reports new SNAP EBT security measures: card on/off feature and plans for chips
Summary
Nelson Troch reported that New Jersey Department of Human Services has issued guidance about SNAP EBT security, including a mechanism to turn cards on and off and plans to use chips to reduce theft and scams.
Nelson Troch, reporting for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, told the Cape May County HSAC on April 2 that the department has issued official guidance on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT cards intended to reduce theft and fraud. Troch said there is now a mechanism to "turn the EBT card on and off to minimize theft" and that the department plans to put "chips" in the cards to protect against scamming. He also noted that NJ DHS is tracking federal actions that could affect program funding and that HSACs across the state have advocated against proposed Medicaid cuts. Troch said most NJ DHS information is distributed by email and forwarded to HSAC members by staff. The report was informational; no county-level policy change was proposed at the April 2 meeting.
