Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

is it illegal to use food stamp benefits to pay for your rent


Asked on 8/07/17, 12:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Cedulie Laumann Arden Law Firm, LLC

Food stamp fraud is illegal. SNAP / food stamp benefits are supposed to pay for the recipient's food and not be sold / transferred for anything else of value. For more information, you might read the USDA's bulletins on the subject:

https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/foodstamp.PDF

https://www.fns.usda.gov/fraud/what-snap-fraud

While I hope this general information helps, it is not a comment or legal advice on any particular situation. The precise facts may affect how the law applies to you.

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Answered on 9/12/17, 4:06 pm


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