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HRA data show millions in reported SNAP/cash theft; advocates press council to urge state compensation fund and chip card adoption
Summary
At a June 3 hearing HRA provided claim counts and estimated stolen benefit totals for SNAP and cash assistance. Witnesses and advocates urged the Council to support Reso 0839, which calls on the state to create a fraud‑victims compensation fund and to adopt chip‑style benefit cards. Public testimony included a SNAP victim's account of multiple
The Department of Social Services provided the committee with recent figures on SNAP and cash assistance fraud claims during a June 3 hearing and advocates urged the Council to pass Resolution 0839, which calls on the New York State legislature to create a compensation fund for victims of benefits fraud.
Administrator French reported claims filed so far in the calendar year and in 2024: for cash assistance, 12,476 claims filed so far this year and 35,312 in 2024; for SNAP,…
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