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SNAP INTERVIEW WAIVER
ATTENTION: SNAP Interview Waiver Based on a waiver approved by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), effective June 1, 2023, applicants and recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are not required to be interviewed by a SNAP caseworker. Even though households may have received an interview appointment notice, an interview is not required. Households submitting either new SNAP applications or applications for SNAP recertification will be contacted by their caseworker, as needed, to obtain all necessary information to determine the household’s eligibility. SNAP clients should ensure that their address, phone number, and other contact information [...]
Mississippi Approved for D-SNAP Food Benefits for Tornado Affected Communities
Mississippi Approved for D-SNAP Food Benefits for Tornado Affected Communities D-SNAP applications to be received April 17-22 and April 25-30 (Jackson, Miss.) Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) officials announced today that the agency will begin Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) operations in the following counties affected by the March 24-25 tornado: Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, and Sharkey. D-SNAP provides eligible households who do not currently receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits with help buying groceries due to lost income or damages following a disaster. D-SNAP applications will be taken in Montgomery, Humphreys, Sharkey, and [...]
SNAP Replacement Benefit Extension
Six Mississippi Counties Receive SNAP Replacement Benefit Extension Holmes and Montgomery counties added to SNAP replacement waiver The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved a waiver extending the 10-day period for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in Mississippi to request replacement benefits. The waiver has been granted for certain counties impacted by the March 24 -25, 2023, severe weather. SNAP households in the following counties who suffered food loss as the result of the tornadoes have until Monday, April 24, 2023 to request replacement benefits: Holmes, Montgomery, Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll, and Monroe. SNAP households [...]
MDHS Shares Resources Available for Residents Affected by Recent Severe Weather
MDHS Shares Resources Available for Residents Affected by Recent Severe Weather on March 24 – 25 SNAP replacement benefits and energy assistance programs available to residents (Jackson, Miss.) The Mississippi Department of Human Services is sharing resources for households impacted by the recent severe weather in Mississippi. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in north Mississippi that experienced food loss due to the recent severe weather may request a replacement of SNAP benefits. If food purchased with SNAP benefits was destroyed due to a disaster, such as a flood or other severe weather, households may receive a replacement of [...]
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