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Arkansas SNAP recipients get new fraud reporting/prevention help
Increased scams aimed at defrauding food assistance recipients prompted the Arkansas Department of Human Services to create a ...
Arkansas DHS urges SNAP beneficiaries to change EBT card PINs amid rising fraud cases
Families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits should change their electronic benefit transfer card ...
SC Gov. Henry McMaster plans to ban junk food purchases via assistance programs amid red state push
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's office says they plan to join a growing number of states preventing SNAP benefits from ...
The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act’s changes to SNAP could hit Arkansas’ already-dwindling surplus
Arkansas will be on the hook for millions of dollars in additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding starting in October 2026 as a result of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. The act, ...
Arkansas officials work to combat rising SNAP fraud impacting families
Officials like AG Tim Griffin are bolstering preventative measures to help combat rising SNAP frauds impacting Arkansas ...
Arkansas offers disaster food assistance to storm-affected residents in select counties
Relief for disaster food assistance has been granted for location impacted by a period of storms and tornadoes during the ...
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The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act’s changes to SNAP could hit Arkansas’s already-dwindling surplus
Arkansas has shed roughly 35% of the individuals, and approximately 23% of the households, on its SNAP rolls since FY 2018, ...
Map shows how each state could lose SNAP benefits under new requirements
Millions of Americans could lose some or all of their SNAP benefits due to newly approved work requirements, a think tank has ...