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12/30/2024
Alabama no longer processing SNAP theft claims amid rampant fraud
Alabama Daily News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Human Resources is no longer restoring Alabamians’ stolen food stamps after Congress, in its stopgap spending bill signed by President Joe Biden last week, did not reauthorize the replacement of stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
The decision not to replace the stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly called food stamps, comes amid rampant benefit theft in Alabama, with ADHR, using federal funds, paying out almost $5 million to theft victims in November alone across nearly 14,000 claims.
“The American Relief Act of 2025 did fund the SNAP program through Sep 30, 2025, however, the benefit reimbursement authorization is not a regular part of the SNAP program and was not included in the bill and therefore expired on Dec 20, 2024,” said Daniel Sparkman, ADHR communications director, in an email to Alabama Daily News.
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