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EBT card fraud and reimbursement policies
1:46:19
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Council Member Ayala inquires about reimbursement policies for victims of EBT card fraud, particularly card skimming. First Deputy Commissioner Jill Berry explains the current policies and limitations.
- SNAP benefits reimbursement for skimming is authorized only by the federal government
- The state still allows replacement of stolen cash assistance benefits
- SNAP benefits are skimmed more frequently than cash assistance benefits
- The federal government has stopped allowing replacement of skimmed SNAP benefits
Diana Ayala
1:46:19
5 billion?
1:46:22
Alright.
1:46:28
E b so with the EBT card fraud issue, does the federal government give any funding for reimbursements for victims of card skimming?
Jill Berry
1:46:40
The snap benefits were reimbursed through the federal government only the federal government has the the authority to allow for reimbursement of skimmed SNAP benefits.
Diana Ayala
1:46:52
Those are
Alex Hughes
1:46:53
haven't very
Jill Berry
1:46:53
The skimmed benefits are authorized by the state, and those are we we still have the ability through the state to replace skimmed cash assistance benefits.
Diana Ayala
1:47:03
Okay.
1:47:04
Oh, you do?
Jill Berry
1:47:05
Absolutely.
1:47:06
Absolutely.
1:47:06
Unfortunately, it is the SNAP benefits that tend to be skimmed far more frequently than the cash assistance benefits.
1:47:13
But it is only the federal government that has stopped the ability for us to replace SNAP benefits.
1:47:20
The state still allows us to replace stolen cash assistance benefits.
Scott French
1:47:26
And I just wanna clarify the 5,000,000,000 was calendar year 2024.