U.S. Rep. Summer Lee spoke about how the rise of skimming devices has led to $8.9 million in stolen SNAP benefits between October 2022 and December 2024, at a news conference at the Kingsley Association in Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 15.
Two million Pennsylvanians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed themselves and their families, but skimming devices have lead to a statewide rise in SNAP benefit theft, leaving thousands of low-income households without food.
While negotiations over the Pennsylvania 2025-26 budget continue, local government officials, at a news conference on Friday, called for Congress to reinstate the reimbursement program as well as $14 million to fund updated electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT)…