# Illinois — Stolen EBT/SNAP benefit replacement policy by US state

For Illinois, benefit type is SNAP; replacement available? is ending the replacement of stolen of EBT SNAP benefits to victims of card skimming, cloning, scamming, phishing, and other similar fraudulent methods; dates / claim window is will continue to accept and process new claims received after 12/20/2024, for benefits stolen between 10/01/2022 and 12/20/2024, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State / program:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Benefit type:** SNAP _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Replacement available?:** ending the replacement of stolen of EBT SNAP benefits to victims of card skimming, cloning, scamming, phishing, and other similar fraudulent methods _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dates / claim window:** will continue to accept and process new claims received after 12/20/2024, for benefits stolen between 10/01/2022 and 12/20/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> On 12/21/2024 the American Relief Act, 2025 was signed into law ending the replacement of stolen of EBT SNAP benefits to victims of card skimming, cloning, scamming, phishing, and other similar fraudulent methods. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) will continue to accept and process new claims received after 12/20/2024, for benefits stolen between 10/01/2022 and 12/20/2024, as long as the claim(s) meet all requirements.

## Source

- https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=168935

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2026-12-16.
Part of [Stolen EBT/SNAP benefit replacement policy by US state](https://referencesource.org/stolen-ebt-benefit-replacement-by-state/).