When a natural disaster strikes, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) may enable states to provide SNAP replacements. If you were recently impacted by extreme weather in Oregon, you may still be eligible for Food Stamp benefits.
For your information, some Oregonians have lost all or portion of the food they purchased using food stamps. As a result, if you used your SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to purchase the food you lost, you could be entitled for replacement in Oregon. Of course, replacements are only available to those harmed by last month’s harsh weather.
How can Oregonians request SNAP replacement?
According to the Oregon Department of Human Services (an official website of the State of Oregon), there are three simple ways to request Food Stamps replacement. If you lost food in a natural disaster, such as a flood, storm, or fire, or even due to a power outage, you can:
- visit a local office
- call the phone number: 800-699-9075
- filling out an online form is another possibility, but then you will have to mail it to: [email protected]
Those SNAP recipients in Oregons who need to fill out this form can get it at: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/de0349d.pdf. Those Food Stamp recipients who need to find a local office can do so at: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/Pages/office-finder.aspx?serviceid=22.
When is the deadline to get a SNAP replacement in Oregon?
In general, SNAP recipients have to request replacement within ten days. So, your deadline will be within ten days of the date when your food bough using Food Stamps was destroyed.
However, if you live in one of these counties, you will have extra time:
- Yamhill
- Washington
- Umatilla
- Tillamook
- Polk
- Multnomah
- Marion
- Malheur
- Linn
- Lincoln
- Lane
- Lake
- Klamath
- Josephine
- Jefferson
- Jackson
- Douglas
- Deschutes
- Coos
- Clatsop
- Clackamas
- Benton
Thus, all Food Stamp recipients in these counties, will have until December 18, 2024, to request Food Stamp replacement in Oregon.