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Agriculture Secretary
#BrookeRollins said Thursday that the Trump administration plans to require all SNAP (food stamp) recipients to reapply for benefits due to concerns about fraud.
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Rollins said that after reviewing data from 29 Republican-led states, the department found 186,000 people listed as deceased were still receiving SNAP benefits.
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“This will allow us to rebuild the program, have everyone reapply, and ensure that anyone receiving taxpayer-funded SNAP benefits is truly eligible and in need,” she said.
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The USDA notes that every state already requires SNAP recipients to regularly recertify their information, usually every six to 12 months, to update their address, income, and other details.
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Full benefits are required to be dispersed for November and will be resto...