The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) initial data for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 show more than 226,000 fraudulent SNAP benefit claims and more than 691,000 unauthorized SNAP transactions were approved nationwide among reporting states.
October 01, 2024
high
temporal
Counts are from USDA FNS initial reporting for FY2025 Q1 and exclude states that had not reported full data.
USDA FNS initial reporting for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 identified about 186,000 deceased individuals receiving SNAP benefits and about 500,000 people receiving SNAP assistance in more than one state among reporting jurisdictions.
October 01, 2024
high
temporal
These counts indicate types of program misuse identified in initial USDA FNS data for FY2025 Q1 and exclude non-reporting states.