The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has raised significant fraud concerns, according to the Department of Agriculture, which administers the program.
In a recent interview with Fox News, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins called the food stamps program “broken and corrupt.”
This assessment came more than a month into the government shutdown that threatened to cut off SNAP benefits entirely.
Rollins noted “massive fraud” uncovered by her agency and said she believes benefits should be reevaluated.
Here’s what we know about fraud in the SNAP program.
How SNAP Is Supposed to Work
Established in 1939, the SNAP program, also known as food stamps, is a federal nutrition assistance program that supplements the grocery budgets of low-income Americans….