An estimated 8,800 New Yorkers who receive SNAP payments since January 2022 have been the victims of skimming, a type of electronic theft.
In an effort to better protect New Yorkers whose benefits are stolen, the Legal Aid Society and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP filed a lawsuit in late February to amend federal standards.
How To Recover Stolen SNAP Payments?
Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from all 53 states and territories will soon be entitled to get their reimbursements for benefits theft after reports of stolen food benefits totaling millions of dollars in various states over the past year.