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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story

A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud.

The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, tried to overdraw her account a few times, entered a few invalid PINs and sometimes made “whole-dollar” purchases that are unlikely during typical grocery runs.

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