1,800 Rhode Island SNAP users had EBT cards skimmed to zero. Funds gone. Secure cards now.

The Rhode Island Department of Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been the focus of card skimming fraud activity over the last week. Approximately 1,800 customers using EBT cards in the Providence, Cranston, and Pawtucket area were affected. While the investigation into this continues, DHS believes these devices have been located and removed.…

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Supplemental SNAP benefit payments will end

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The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) announced today that the federal government will end COVID-19 related SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit payments after the February 2023 issuance. Beginning on March 1, 2023, SNAP households will only receive their regular monthly SNAP issuance on the first of each month. DHS will be corresponding…

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