Overview
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said every Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participant must submit a new application to continue receiving benefits.
- USDA-reported anomalies include roughly 186,000 deceased individuals listed as recipients and about 500,000 people receiving benefits in more than one state.
- Only 29 mostly Republican-led states have provided recipient data to the department so far, with broader state reviews still pending.
- Federal figures cited by the department show about 226,000 fraudulent claims, 691,000 unauthorized transactions, and $102 million in stolen benefits in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
- Rollins said the administration has removed about 700,000 people from SNAP and reported approximately 118 arrests tied to ongoing investigations.