Severe storms hit Texas last week, with thousands of residents still without power.
SNAP recipients in Texas are now eligible to collect replacement benefits following severe storms in the Lone Star State.Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are issued monthly to low- and no-income households to help them buy groceries. Following a storms and tornadoes, eligible claimants in Texas can apply for replacement benefits up to the value of the goods purchased using their SNAP electronic benefit transfer card.
'Who Can Get Replacement SNAP?Those living in Austin, Chambers, Colorado, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and Waller counties are eligible to get replacement SNAP benefits if their groceries were lost or destroyed during the deadly storms.Recipients can apply by phone, mail or fax. Those wishing to apply by phone can dial 2-1-1 and select option two.
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