Can You Receive D-SNAP Benefits For San Diego Residents?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced on Friday, that flood-affected residents of San Diego, California will be receiving their USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (D-SNAP) program benefits.

How To Qualify For The D-SNAP Benefits?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (D-SNAP) program provides food assistance to low-income households who were affected by a natural disaster. Such is the case of the residents of San Diego who experienced a flood from the late January atmospheric river storm, reported by Fox 5 San Diego.

According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, their department knows that the crisis doesn’t end when the rain stops. It may be just the beginning for affected families. He said also that their department will make sure that those who were affected by the recent storms will get the food they need.

You must reside or work in an identified disaster area, have been affected by the disaster and belongs to low-income households to qualify for the D-SNAP benefits.

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Flooded Imperial Ave. near Tailgate Park during a flash flood on late January 2024 (Photo: The San Diego Union-Tribune)

D-SNAP Benefits Can Be Availed Even If You Do Not Qualify For SNAP

According to a report by Fox 5 San Diego, residents that had one of the disaster-related expenses below could be eligible for D-SNAP. It’s not necessary to be qualified for SNAP to be enjoying D-SNAP benefits.

• Home or business repairs.
• Temporary shelter expenses.
• Evacuation or relocation expenses.
• Disaster-related personal injury, including funeral expenses
• Lost or no access to income due to the disaster; includes reduced, terminated, or delayed receipt of income, for a large part of the benefit period.
• In some cases, food loss after a disaster like flooding or power outages.

Qualified residents of SNAP with less than the monthly maximum amount and was affected by the disaster could request to raise their benefit amount for one month.

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