Taxing Long Island: NY to roll out chip-enabled SNAP cards in 2027 to combat benefit theft
Tens of millions of your your tax dollars are being stolen and the state claims it's now one step closer to trying to prevent it. News 12's Thema Ponton shows us the fraud that's taxing Long Islanders.
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New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will soon have a more secure way to access them.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the state will begin issuing new chip-enabled Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in early 2027 as part of an effort to prevent benefit theft caused by illegal card-skimming devices.
State officials say the new cards will use the same chip technology found in most debit and credit cards, making them significantly more difficult for criminals to clone.
