Mother of 3 food stamp benefits hacked 5 months straight
Dainty said she logged in to her EBT account on Monday and noticed that her benefits were finally there after months of hacks. She said that only minutes later, the money was gone right before her eyes.
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'As I was logged in looking at them, they went to just a dollar,' said Dainty. 'They just completely went from several hundred dollars down to one dollar, and I do not know why.'
When she asked the Jackson County Department of Human Resources office and asked what could be done about it, she was told that nothing could be done.
'These funds are provided to me because I qualify, and yes, I do need them, and so do thousands of others who are affected. A lot of families are on these SNAP benefits, and we need the Government to do what it's promised,' said Dainty.
The federal government halted reimbursements for stolen SNAP benefits in December.
Dainty says that losing her benefits for multiple months in a row is unbearable. She plans to take her fight to state and local leaders until she gets an answer for herself and the most vulnerable.
'Luckily, I have a mom and dad that are here to support me, but not everyone has a mom and dad alive or has money to help them,' Dainty explained. 'A lot of families are all on these SNAP benefits, and they need the government to do what is promised. As in the Food Stamp Act of 1964, we qualify for these, and we need this government assistance.'
DHR launched a new website and app for its EBT clients. It is also giving SNAP recipients advice on how to protect their benefits and report fraud.
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