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Last
Chance
to Apply for Emergency Food Program for Disaster Areas
Posted 30 August 2010
People who have
experienced storm-related expenses – such as job disruptions, uninsured
losses, cleanup, or replacement of ruined food – may be eligible for
disaster food assistance even if they do not qualify for the regular
food stamp program. Unlike the regular food assistance program,
formerly known as food stamps, the emergency program provides a single
benefit that is not renewable. Benefits are determined by household
size. The benefit for a family of four is $668, for example. For a
two-member household, the emergency benefit is $367.
Benefits are available only for residents in the 32 counties declared
presidential disaster areas for individual assistance. They are Black
Hawk, Cherokee, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Franklin,
Hamilton, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Kossuth, Lee,
Lucas, Lyon, Mahaska, Marion, O’Brien, Osceola, Polk, Ringgold, Sioux,
Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, Webster, and Wright.
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 30 (Monday) at:
Any county DHS office that is normally open full time. Regular office
hours apply. Applicants may apply at offices outside their county of
residence.
DHS part-time county offices. Monitor local media for schedules.
Federal disaster recovery center in the Boys and Girls Club of Central
Iowa, 1740 Garfield Ave., Des Moines. The office will be open from 9
a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Of those who used the program in 2008, 80 percent had not received food
assistance before and most were not eligible for regular benefits. Like
regular food assistance, disaster food stamp benefits are 100 percent
federal funds. The states and federal governments share administrative
expenses equally.
Regular rules regarding verification, income, and resources are relaxed
for the emergency benefits. The eligibility calculation considers a
household’s short-term disaster-related expenses. Benefits are
distributed via a debit-like swipe card that may be used for food
purchases. Unlike the regular food assistance program, most emergency
benefits are provided immediately upon application. People currently
receiving food assistance may be eligible for additional help.
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