Here Are Some States That Offer SNAP Replacement Benefits To Those Individuals Who  Lost Food Due To Severe Weather

Some states are eager to provide SNAP replacement benefits for their residents, especially to those Americans who have a lower income and are already on tight budgets, losing food stored in a refrigerator or a freezer due to a power outage swept by the severe thunderstorms.

Here Are Some States That Offer SNAP Replacement Benefits To Those Individuals Who  Lost Food Due To Severe Weather (PHOTO: Yahoo Finance)

What Are SNAP Replacement Benefits

SNAP benefits can be replaced, such as following a natural disaster that has impacted the quality of the food procured using the EBT.

Marca mentioned that the SNAP replacement benefits usually are privileged to those who have suffered a power outage, which affected their food.

To be eligible for Replacement SNAP benefits, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will work with the local public service offices to identify if a particular area that is affected by a power outage for more than 24 hours.

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Here Are Some States That Offer SNAP Replacement Benefits

Here’s a list of states that offers SNAP replacement benefits during severe thunderstorms that swept the power outage, or other household misfortune that leads to spoiled foods.

• Tennessee

In Tennesse, they offer SNAP replacement benefits for up to the value of your household’s loss due to a power outage or other misfortune though the sum is not to exceed your monthly benefit amount.

You can file the request  here. Then, upload it through the One DHS portal. You must request within 10 days of the outage.

• Oklahoma

SNAP replacement benefits are also available in Oklahoma. Residents have the opportunity to obtain extra benefits to replace food lost due to severe storms. Residents can file SNAP replacement benefits at Destroyed Food Replacement request online or call 1-405-522-5050 to ask for the form if they are experiencing no power.

You have only 10 days to complete the request although the state of Oklahoma is working with federal officials to request a deadline in the most recent instance.

• Texas      

Gov. Greg Abbott’s office has claimed that in 12 Texas counties, families can apply for SNAP replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed during the severe storms this June.

If you reside in Camp, Cass, Franklin, Harrison, Gregg, Morris, Marion, Ochiltree, Panola, Titus, Upshur, or Wood County, you can ask for benefits by contacting 211 and dialing 8 or visiting the Texas Health and Human Service and download the Form H1855.

Moreover, you can also email the form to Texas Health and Human Services Commission, P.O. Box 149027, Austin, TX, 78714-9027 or fax it to 1-877-447-2839.

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