KPRC 2 reporting on stolen SNAP benefits leads to Houston Congressman filing legislation

Congressman Al Green is filing legislation on Thursday in Washington D.C. that would continue federal funding to replace stolen SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.

The money previously used for this part of SNAP dried up in December.

Dozens of people have contacted 2 Helps You after our reporting began with a single mother of three who had nearly every last penny stolen just hours after her monthly assistance was deposited onto her Lone Star card, administered by the Texas Health and Human Services.

Ove the last two years, 32,322 claims of stolen SNAP benefits have been files, according to federal data obtained and reviewed by KPRC 2.

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