Minnesota Ordered to Verify SNAP Recipients Within 30 Days
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ordered the state of Minnesotato recertify all of its SNAP recipients within the next 30 days following a fraud scandal in the state.
The letter, which was posted by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on X last week, orders Minnesota to take part in a “pilot program” that will require all beneficiaries in certain counties in the North Star State to recertify their eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Newsweek has contacted the USDA and the office of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for comment via email.
More than 60 people were convicted over involvement in stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a federally funded nutrition program during the coronavirus pandemic, which has drawn the ire of the Donald Trump administration.
It is also the earliest indication that the USDA is making good on its promise to have all SNAP recipients reapply for their benefits. Rollins recently said the federal agency planned to make all 42 million beneficiaries go through the application process again in an effort to root out alleged fraud in the program.”
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