Michigan’s outdated food stamp cards cost poor families $846K in stolen benefits

Michigan’s outdated food stamp cards cost poor families $846K in stolen benefits

State hasn’t adopted chipped cards six months after fed’s suggestion

Human Services Launches New Lock Feature on EBT Cards to Protect Against Benefit Theft

Human Services today announced a new security feature that allows individuals who receive cash and food assistance benefits to lock their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards to protect against the national problem of skimming.Residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) benefits can use the new EBT Lock/Unlock tool on the NJFamiliesFirst.com website or the ConnectEBT app to lock the…