Topic
SNAP
BBN has covered 3 stories about SNAP, mostly in U.S. and World, as reported by The New York Times, Fox News, NPR. Newest first.
- Your Money
Food pantries absorb the squeeze as SNAP rolls shrink
Food pantries are filling gaps left by cuts to federal benefits, and SNAP participation fell by more than five million by June; the bill moved, not vanished.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - World
FBI returns 'Most Wanted' fraudster from India in alleged SNAP scheme
Manjit Singh Bedi is accused of stealing over $600,000 in food benefits in Tacoma, and the FBI director announced his return from India himself; the airline meal remains unconfirmed.
Reported by Fox News · with a Short - U.S.
Criminal rings target SNAP recipients as card security lags
NPR reports states' SNAP budgets are being squeezed even as the program's aging card technology leaves recipients exposed to organized theft; the fix costs money.
Reported by NPR · with a Short
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