ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspects taxpayer dollars stolen from government food assistance accounts are severely underreported, estimating the real number reaches about $12 billion a year.

Meanwhile, more than 2 million Americans could lose food stamp benefits in an average month due to the work requirements for some enrollees, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as food stamps are formally known, has long required certain able-bodied adults to work to receive benefits for longer than three months.

The GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” broadened that mandate to parents of dependent children, requiring those with kids ages 14 and older to work, volunteer or participate in job training at least 80 h

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