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

For Washington, benefit type is SNAP; replacement available? is allowed state agencies to use federal funds to replace SNAP benefits stolen between October 1, 2022, and December 20, 2024; dates / claim window is claims for replacement of stolen cash or food benefits must be received by September 19, 2025, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State / program:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Benefit type:** SNAP _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Replacement available?:** allowed state agencies to use federal funds to replace SNAP benefits stolen between October 1, 2022, and December 20, 2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dates / claim window:** claims for replacement of stolen cash or food benefits must be received by September 19, 2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and extended it with the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which allowed state agencies to use federal funds to replace SNAP benefits stolen between October 1, 2022, and December 20, 2024 via card skimming, card cloning, and other similar methods. Some provisions applied. The department also received state funds to replace TANF, SFA, RCA, PWA and ABD cash benefits stolen between July 1, 2024, and December 20, 2024 via card skimming, card cloning, and other similar methods. Due to funding limitations, claims for replacement of stolen cash or food benefits must be received by September 19, 2025.

## Source

- https://www.dshs.wa.gov/esa/benefit-issuances-and-use-benefits/replacement

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2026-12-16.
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