The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is offering an EBT card lock feature to protect benefits from theft, following reports of EBT cards being intercepted and drained of funds.Video: WGAL ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WBRE/WYOU) — The Shapiro Administration announced a new way for SNAP benefit users to digitally lock their EBT cards to prevent ...

DHS Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, center, announced this week that DHS and the Office of State Inspector General launched a new security feature that allows Pennsylvanians who receive public benefits to ...

Millions of people who receive public benefits in the Philadelphia area now have a way to protect those benefits from being stolen. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, those who receive ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A vicious cycle with no end in sight continues as the nationwide human crisis of EBT theft persists with no resolution. Millions of dollars have been stolen from SNAP users in ...

Stolen funds from EBT cards are a consistent problem, and a consistent concern among SNAP benefit holders. The state is giving card users the ability to lock their card after each use to help prevent ...

Putting bankcard security control into the hands of the consumer, Diebold Inc. is providing a service that can enable cardholders to render their cards active or inactive with a text message from a ...

ATLANTA — A security feature meant to protect Georgia families from SNAP benefit theft is being overlooked, even as fraud reports top $23 million this year. Launched in December 2024, the Georgia ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Alabama Department of Human Resources has announced a new feature for EBT cards and SNAP beneficiaries. DHR said EBT cards can now be locked or unlocked via the ConnectEBT app and ...