Millions of Americans who rely on SNAP benefits each months to cover grocery costs, may soon have to reapply to get the benefits.

In an interview with Fox Business, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that that participants will need to reapply for benefits in an effort to prevent fraud.

The move may put the recipients in a situation as many people did not get their November benefits due to the longest US government shutdown, forcing families to stand in queues to get aid for other organisations.

Rollins claimed that 186,000 deceased men and women are receiving benefits and 500,000 people receiving SNAP benefits twice under the same name.

She added that far only 29 states, mostly Republican-led, have complied with the request.

Data from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) indic

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