In the wake of the flooding, power outages and dislocation caused by Hurricane Irene, there naturally has been a large increase in the number of requests for replacement of food stamp benefits due to loss of food. There also have been a lot of questions from local districts and FS recipient households regarding proper policy. This GIS message is being issued to:
Address questions and issues that have arisen regarding proper Request for Replacement policy; and Provide local districts with the intranet link to the LDSS-2291: "Request for Replacement of Food Purchased with Food Stamp Benefits."
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