5-003.03 Food Destroyed in a Disaster

475 NAC 5-003.03

In cases when food purchased with EBT benefits is destroyed in a disaster affecting a participating household, that household may be eligible for the replacement of the actual value of loss, not to exceed the household's one month SNAP allotment. The loss must be reported within ten days of the occurrence and the household's disaster must be verified. The local office must verify the disaster through a collateral contact, a community organization, such as the fire department, the Red Cross or a home visit.

This policy applies in cases of an individual household disaster, such as fire, as well as natural disasters affecting more than one household. In cases where the Food and Nutrition Service has issued a disaster declaration and the household is otherwise eligible for disaster SNAP benefits, the household must not receive both the disaster allotment and replacement benefits for the same month under this provision. There is no limit on the number of replacements for food purchased with SNAP benefits which were destroyed in a household misfortune.

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