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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 14000 14000 Issuance of Benefits – Summary 14132 Replacement of Food Lost in a Household Misfortune

Purchase Date Purchase Amount # of Days to Prorate Amt. Eligible for Total Replacement Replacement

 Note: THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED MAY NOT EXCEED THE CURRENT MONTH’S SNAP BENEFIT AMOUNT. (If current month’s benefits are not yet available, the amount authorized may not exceed last month’s benefits.)  The Food Loss Replacement Worksheet (DCO-238W) will automatically prorate purchases during from the look-back period using the Benefit Replacement Proration Chart. o Rounding of purchases will be done in the background in the worksheet after calculations are completed. o Example: Maxine completes a DCO-238 to report a misfortune because she had a house fire. She reports losing food. Maxine receives $ 668 for a household of 4. The fire occurred on March 20. She reported the fire on March 25.  The purchases from March 20th to February 19th will be used to calculate the food replacement. March 20th is day 1, February 19 is day 30. • Once each purchase is entered, the Food Loss Replacement Worksheet will calculate the transactions using the Benefit Replacement Proration Chart and complete the total replacement amount.

Feb. 25th $150 24 35.01 Feb. 28th $100 21 33.34 March 15th $50 6 41.67 $110.02  Total food replacement: $110.02 ($110.00) • If total exceeds current monthly benefit, then round down to currenttotal. • Fully narrate all actions taken on the case. Step 4: Complete the replacement using the Budget Summary and Aid Benefits History tabs in ANSWER.