This week, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) deactivated and replaced more than 1,300 EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards, following card-skimming incidents in Coos Bay and the North Bend areas.

This was announced by ODHS, which confirmed that SNAP benefits will be issued as normal in December, following last month’s uncertainty with the federal government’s off-and-on-again funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The ODHS states in a news release that there has been a significant amount of theft involving skimming of EBT cards, not only in Oregon but also nationwide.

Tidings Data Snapshot SNAP in Oregon: Scale of Use and Recent EBT Theft Signals

~758,000 Average monthly SNAP recipients in Oregon (FY 2024) 17.7% Share of Oregon’s population re

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