US EditionKentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
Kentucky ranks second nationally in per-capita SNAP disqualifications, with over 300 accused of benefit misuse since January 2024 despite court rulings against relying solely on transactional data.
- Kentucky has aggressively revoked people's food benefits based solely on transactional data that allegedly shows suspicious shopping patterns.
- The state is second in the nation for per-capita administrative disqualifications from SNAP, and disqualifications have risen sharply in the last decade.
- Legal experts say the transactional evidence proves little, as people may have valid reasons for their shopping patterns, like working at the store.
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Single mother sues — and beats — Kentucky for kicking her off food stamps because she bought food at the store where she worked
A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud. The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, tried to overdraw her account a few times, entered a few invalid PINs and sometimes made “whole-dollar” purchases that are unlikely during typical grocery runs. The woman from Salyersville in Appalachian Kentucky had an explanation: She worked at …
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Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases in the last five years that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s federal food benefits.
Kentucky’s use of purchase data to disqualify SNAP recipients faces legal and public scrutiny
A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded shed committed fraud.The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, tried to overdraw her account a few times, entered a few invalid PINs and sometimes made whole-dollar purchases that are unlikely during typical grocery runs.The woman from Salyersville in Appalachian Kentucky had an explanation: She worked at the s…
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