A friend's SNAP benefits were stolen [View all]

[markpkessinger]

A friend of mine receives SNAP food assistance. A few months back, he noticed fraudulent transactions on his account. He reported it to the HRA (which administers SNAP benefits in NYC), and they replaced his card as well as his lost benefits.

Well, it has happened again. And again, he reported it to the HRA, and while they will issue him a new card, they told him they are no longer replacing lost benefits. And even worse: their records show a withdrawal made from his account at a Wells Fargo branch, but they won't tell him which one.

I have to wonder if this all stems from Musk's/DOGE's fucking around. I mean, so far as you know, you can't make cash withdrawals from your SNAP benefits. So something fishy seems to be going on!