Virginia Rolling Out New EBT Cards to Help Protect Against Theft

Virginia rolling out new EBT cards to help protect against theft

SNAP recipients in Virginia should keep an eye on their mailboxes. That’s because the state is replacing all of Virginia’s current EBT cards with chip cards.

New SNAP cards in Virginia have chips

The first cards are going to areas that have experienced high levels of theft, including New Kent, Norfolk and Portsmouth. All Virginia EBT cardholders expected to receive replacements by the end of the year.

Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft | The state is initially sending the more secure cards to households in localities with high levels of food-assistance fraud.

Governor Spanberger announces new Virginia EBT cards

Virginia SNAP recipients will soon be receiving new EBT cards designed to provide greater protection against benefit theft. Governor Abigail Spanberger says Virginia has begun rolling out new electronic benefit transfer cards featuring chip and tap technology. The new cards are designed to make it more difficult for criminals to steal SNAP benefits through card skimming and other forms of ...

Roanoke Is in the First Wave of Virginia's New Chip-and-Tap EBT Card Rollout

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