SNAP benefits approved for St. John Parish residents impacted by Hurricane Ida
Published 1:47 pm Monday, September 6, 2021
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LAPLACE โ Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ impacted by Hurricane Ida will receive ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฑ% ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ due to power outages affecting at least half of their residents, following a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
-Please note that the pre- registration prompt is registration.
– 55% of each householdโs monthly allotment for August โ will automatically be loaded onto recipientsโ SNAP EBT cards on September 11.
– SNAP recipients in other impacted parishes who lost food purchased with SNAP benefits due to a power outage of 24 straight hours or more can request benefits by submitting a completed and signed SNAP 38 form to DCFS. The deadline for requesting replacements due to Hurricane Ida is September 28. SNAP clients may need to provide documentation from their utility company verifying their power outage. This can take time so residents are advised to request their verification documents as soon as possible.
More information, including online and printable SNAP 38 forms, can be found at www.dcfs.la.gov/SNAPstorms.
