The USDA Wants States to Hand over Food Stamp Data by the End of July

The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July

When Julliana Samson signed up for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help afford food as she studied at the University of California, Berkeley, she had to turn in extensive, detailed personal information to the state to qualify.Now she’s worried about how that information could be used.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made an unprecedented demand to states to share the personal information of tens of millions of …

USDA again asks for Kansans’ personal data, as lawsuit seeks privacy protections

TOPEKA — The federal government has renewed efforts to gather personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Kansas, giving the state a July 30 deadline to respond. The Kansas Department for Children and Families received the request on…