During natural disasters, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) may authorize states to provide SNAP substitutes. If you have recently been affected by severe weather in Oregon, you can still apply for Food Stamp assistance.
Some Oregonians have lost all or a portion of their Food Stamp purchases. If you used SNAP funds to purchase the lost food, you may be eligible for replacement in Oregon. Of course, replacements are only available to those who were affected by last month’s terrible weather.
How can Oregonians request SNAP replacement?
The Oregon Department of Human Services (official website) offers three simple ways to seek Food Stamps replacement. If you lost food in a natural disaster, such as a flood, storm, or fire, or even because of 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 alocal 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?
SNAP recipients must request replacement within ten days. So, your deadline will be within ten days of the date your food purchased with Food Stamps was destroyed.
If you live in one of the following 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. For more details, visit the official website at: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/food/pages/snap-replacement.aspx#disaster.
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