WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 – The U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) introduced that low-income California residents in seven counties (Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne) recovering from the affect of extreme storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on February 21, 2023, might be eligible for a serving to hand from the USDA’s Catastrophe Supplemental Vitamin Help Program (D-SNAP).
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that roughly 4,000 households that won’t usually be eligible below common Supplemental Vitamin Help Program (SNAP) guidelines might qualify for D-SNAP – in the event that they meet sure standards, together with the catastrophe revenue limits and have qualifying disaster-related bills.
“As California residents recuperate from the extreme storms and its aftermath, this approval of D-SNAP is significant in guaranteeing they get the meals they want,” Vilsack stated.
To be eligible for D-SNAP, a family should both dwell or work in an recognized catastrophe space, have been affected by the catastrophe, and meet sure D-SNAP eligibility standards. Eligible households will obtain one month of advantages – equal to the utmost month-to-month quantity for a SNAP family of their dimension – that they will use to buy groceries at SNAP-authorized shops or from select retailers online to satisfy their short-term meals wants as they settle again residence following the catastrophe. California will function its D-SNAP software course of for seven non-consecutive days starting April 17, 2023, by means of April 25, 2023. California will share further details about D-SNAP software dates and areas by means of native media.
The timing of D-SNAP varies with the distinctive circumstances of every catastrophe, Vilsack stated, however at all times begins after business channels of meals distribution have been restored and households are capable of buy and put together meals at residence. Earlier than working a D-SNAP, a state should be certain that the correct public info, staffing, and sources are in place.
The D-SNAP announcement at the moment is the most recent in a battery of USDA actions taken to assist California residents deal with extreme storms and its aftermath, which additionally embody:
- Approving a waiver to permit SNAP contributors in 23 counties (Alpine, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne and Ventura) to purchase sizzling meals and sizzling meals merchandise ready for quick consumption with their advantages at approved SNAP retailers statewide by means of Might 2, 2023.
- Approving a mass replacements waiver in 28 counties (Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba) permitting households to obtain substitute of advantages on account of energy outages and flooding on account of extreme winter storms that started March 7, 2023.
- Approving a waiver for the 10-day reporting requirement for the substitute of meals bought with SNAP advantages that had been misplaced because of the extreme storms in 43 counties (Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, Napa, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba).
For extra details about this and different accessible help, callers from California can dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-621-3362. For extra details about California SNAP, go to www.cdss.ca.gov/food-nutrition/calfresh.
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