Newsweek has contacted the Ohio Department of Public Safety via email for comment. Why It Matters. SNAP benefits provide food ...

State-level budget discussions have included maintaining work requirements for SNAP participants, along with other ...

According to the spokesperson, the suspects allegedly bought bulk amounts of candy and energy drinks with the stolen benefits ...

A nearly year-long investigation Investigative Unit (OIU) into the use of card skimmers to steal at least $600,000 in ...

A woman and two men from Columbus were indicted earlier this month after allegedly stealing at least $600,000 in food ...

Once approved for SNAP, benefits are deposited monthly into SNAP accounts linked to your Ohio Direction Card, its version of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. Ohio SNAP benefits come with ...

ODJFS, which is in charge of administering SNAP benefits in Ohio, says they are seeing an increase in attempts to fraudulently obtain EBT card numbers from SNAP recipients. According to ODJFS ...

If your child received free lunches at school, you may have received an EBT card to purchase food while they were home. The funding for the P-EBT program comes from federal COVID-19 relief ...