Overview
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said all current SNAP recipients will be required to reapply as part of a program integrity push.
- USDA requested recipient data from all 50 states and analyzed submissions from 29 states, primarily Republican-led, to identify irregularities.
- Rollins reported 186,000 deceased individuals were flagged in the data and cited examples such as benefits tied to the same identity in multiple states.
- About 120 arrests have been made in ongoing fraud investigations, according to Rollins, with further inquiries continuing.
- State agencies already conduct regular recertifications, but USDA has not specified how the new reapplication requirement will align with existing processes or when it will begin.