Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins revealed that thousands of deceased individuals have been receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Nearly half a million people have also been receiving double the amount of benefits under the same name.
Speaking to Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, Rollins said that of the 29 states complying with SNAP data sharing, the USDA discovered “staggering” statistics. “Half a million people getting benefits two times under the same name. Five thousand dead people, 80% of the able-bodied Americans, meaning they can work, they don’t have small children at home, they’re not taking care of an elderly parent,” Rollins stated.
“They can work, and they choose not to work, of course, because they’re getting significant benefits from the taxpayer,” she asserted.
“Enough is enough,” Rollins wrote on X, sharing a clip from the interview. “SNAP fraud is out of control and hardworking Americans are footing the bill. In the states that shared their data, there were well over half a million cases of fraud — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Why are other states suing us for asking for the data? What are they hiding? Taxpayers deserve honesty. They deserve accountability. And it’s time for a historic crackdown to finally protect your money and not reward fraud!”
Rollins previously uncovered widespread fraud and abuse, revealing the results of a multi-state audit, showing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards holding balances exceeding $10,000, accounts tied to nonexistent individuals, and recipients receiving benefits from multiple states simultaneously.
