The percentage of Americans selling their food stamps back to stores for cash has increased by 30 percent over the past several years, according to a new Agriculture Department study.
The study on food stamps trafficking -- which the agency said included “covert investigation” in stores -- compared the periods of 2006 -2008 to 2009 -2011.
Despite the increase, trafficking has declined since the 1990s, when the rate was nearly 4 percent of food stamps, also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs benefits.
The total amount of SNAP benefits is now at roughly $858 million, compared to $330 million annually in the 2006-2008 period.
The increase reflects the overall growth in SNAP participation and benefits, the agency said in the August 2013 report,
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For sure. My sister has confirmed that my niece is/was selling food stamps and EBT cards for many years to feed her dope habit. BTW, my sis has tried to the point of exhaustion to get her clean to no avail. She had to give up on her for her own sanity.
ReplyDeleteI have it by a credible source that a local seafood restaurant has a booming carry out business for crabs and shrimp with "customers" using EBT cards to make their fine dining purchases at a tune of approx 12k a month.
As a footnote: EBT cards cannot be used to dine in... only carry out. What a shame...
EBT cards cannot be used to dine in... only carry out. What a shame...
DeleteBecause some useful fool thought this would stop abuse.