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Virginia adds chip technology to EBT cards to curb SNAP fraud

Original: ‘No one should go without food:’ Virginia rolls out chip technology on EBT cards to fight SNAP fraud

Virginia is rolling out chip-enabled EBT cards for SNAP recipients, aiming to reduce food benefit fraud such as card skimming and cloning. State officials frame the move around the principle that no one should go without food, and local outlets across the state are covering the upgrade as a protection for low-income families relying on food assistance.

Why now: States are upgrading benefits cards amid rising EBT skimming fraud affecting SNAP recipients.

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• ‘No one should go without food:’ Virginia rolls out chip technology on EBT cards to fight SNAP fraud · WHSV
• ‘No one should go without food:’ Virginia rolls out chip technology on EBT cards to fight SNAP fraud · WWBT

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