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SNAP rules adjusted for Hurricane Florence victims in South Carolina

To make it easier for participants to replace food lost during power outages and flooding, the USDA is extending its reporting time for its SNAP program.
Credit: WLTX

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making an adjustment to its SNAP program to help those affected by the recent storm in South Carolina.

To make it easier for participants to replace food lost during power outages and flooding, the USDA is extending its reporting time for its SNAP program.

SNAP participants typically have to report lost food within 10 days of purchase; a waiver recently requested by the state will allow additional time.

Counties included in the waiver:

  • Berkeley
  • Beaufort
  • Calhoun
  • Charleston
  • Chesterfield
  • Clarendon
  • Colleton
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Dorchester
  • Florence
  • Georgetown
  • Hampton
  • Horry
  • Jasper
  • Kershaw
  • Lancaster
  • Lee
  • Lexington
  • Marion
  • Marlboro
  • Orangeburg
  • Richland
  • Sumter
  • Williamsburg
  • York

If requested by South Carolina, additional waivers may be considered to help program participants.

For more information, visit fns.usda.gov.

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