4 More Counties in Florida Also Now Eligible for D-SNAP, Increasing Coverage Area Previously Announced on Oct. 21
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2024– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed that individuals recuperating from Hurricane Helene might be qualified for food help through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Around 357,291 homes in 28 South Carolina counties and one Tribe are approximated to be qualified for this relief to assist with grocery expenditures.
Through this program, which USDA provides through states in the consequences of catastrophes, individuals who might not be qualified for SNAP in typical situations can take part if they fulfill particular requirements, consisting of catastrophe earnings limitations and certifying disaster-related expenditures.
USDA just recently revealed that citizens in parts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee might be qualified for D-SNAP. Today, USDA is likewise revealing that 4 more counties in Florida – Desoto, Flagler, Lake, and Polk – are now qualified, bringing the overall location where D-SNAP is provided to 144 qualified counties and 2 Tribes throughout the states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. USDA continues to deal with states to provide D-SNAP to their citizens.
“USDA is devoted to ensuring that households, farmers and neighborhoods affected by current typhoons get the assistance they require, consisting of assist with grocery costs as individuals come to grips with substantial interruption to their lives,” stated Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The Biden-Harris Administration, consisting of USDA, will do whatever in our power to assist you react, recuperate and restore– no matter the length of time it takes.”
South Carolina will run its virtual and in-person D-SNAP application duration Nov. 12 through Nov. 21, 2024, and Dec. 2 through Dec. 13, 2024, respectively. Qualified locations consist of the counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York and the Catawba Indian Reservation. South Carolina will share extra info about D-SNAP application dates and places through regional media.
How to Apply for D-SNAP
To be qualified for D-SNAP, a family needs to reside in a determined hot spot, have actually been impacted by the catastrophe, and fulfill specific D-SNAP eligibility requirements. Qualified homes will get one month of advantages– equivalent to the optimum month-to-month quantity for a SNAP home of their size– that they can utilize to buy groceries at SNAP-authorized shops or from choose sellers online to satisfy their short-lived food requires as they kick back home following the catastrophe. For additional information about South Carolina SNAP, check out South Carolina's Department of Social Services. For more details about this and other offered help, callers from South Carolina can call 2-1-1.
The D-SNAP statement today is the most recent in a battery of USDA actions required to assist South Carolina locals manage Hurricane Helene and its consequences, which likewise consist of:
- Authorizing waivers for the 10-day reporting requirement for food acquired with SNAP advantages lost due to power blackouts in the impacted counties.
