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disaster-related expenses that fall below the $100 threshold will have their eligibility determined using their actual expenses.

The DSED is designed to capture food loss along with other disaster-related expenses, such as loss of income and damage to or destruction of property. The DSED must not be applied to cases in which food loss is the only disaster-related expense.

All applicants must list the type and value of their disaster-related expenses on their D-SNAP applications.

Example

Client applies for D-SNAP for herself, her husband, and two children. She stated they have disaster-related expenses, but the expenses are $75 due to their insurance deductible. Since the family’s disaster-related expenses fall below the $100 threshold, the BPS must enter the household’s actual expense of $75.

4. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION. The household must include as part of the application process the people normally living and eating together when the disaster occurred. Do not include any persons temporarily staying with the household or with whom the household is temporarily staying. If members of the family are not together on the date of application because of circumstances directly related to the disaster, but they were living and eating together on the date of the disaster, include those persons also.

Examples

In the following examples, the date of the disaster is September 18 and the disaster benefit period is September 18 – October 3. The date of application is September 30.

a) Client applies 9/30 for herself. Her husband, who was in the home on 9/18, went to jail on 9/20. He is not included as a household member; he is not there on the date of application and his absence is not related to the disaster.

b) Client and her husband moved in temporarily with her mother because their house was flooded. Do not include the mother because the client and her husband are temporarily staying there.

c) Client’s sister moved in with her temporarily because the sister has no power. Do not include the sister on the client’s application.

d) Client applies for herself and a baby born 9/20. The new baby is included because he is now part of the permanent household, even though he was not there on the date of the disaster.

e) Client and her husband have four children. Their home was destroyed in a tornado. Nobody can house all six of them, so three children are

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disaster-related expenses that fall below the $100 threshold will have their eligibility determined using their actual expenses.

All applicants must list the type and value of their disaster-related expenses on their D-SNAP applications.

Example

Examples

In the following examples, the date of the disaster is September 18 and the disaster benefit period is September 18 – October 3. The date of application is September 30.

b) Client and her husband moved in temporarily with her mother because their house was flooded. Do not include the mother because the client and her husband are temporarily staying there.

c) Client’s sister moved in with her temporarily because the sister has no power. Do not include the sister on the client’s application.

d) Client applies for herself and a baby born 9/20. The new baby is included because he is now part of the permanent household, even though he was not there on the date of the disaster.

e) Client and her husband have four children. Their home was destroyed in a tornado. Nobody can house all six of them, so three children are

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