By News 12 Staff

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July 14, 2026

HWCLI’s Client Services Manager, Jazmine Brown, was featured in News 12’s latest Taxing Long Island episode.

“We’ve had a number of individuals who have been devastated by EBT theft”, said HWCLI’s Client Services Manager, Jazmine Brown. She detailed that the new cards will hopefully better protect the benefits for those who need them the most. “One line of defense to hopefully protect the benefit that they are eligible for, and need to put food on the table. “

Tens of millions of your tax dollars are being stolen and the state claims it’s now one step closer to trying to prevent it. News 12’s Thema Ponton shows us the fraud that’s taxing Long Islanders.

New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will soon have a more secure way to access them.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the state will begin issuing new chip-enabled Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in early 2027 as part of an effort to prevent benefit theft caused by illegal card-skimming devices.

State officials say the new cards will use the same chip technology found in most debit and credit cards, making them significantly more difficult for criminals to clone.