SNAP Recipients in Areas Severely Impacted by Hurricane Matthew to Receive Replacement of Benefits

COLUMBIA, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE)- SNAP recipients who were residing in the following counties at the time of Hurricane Matthew will automatically receive a replacement of a portion of their benefits and do not need to go to the DSS office to request replacement benefits.

Allendale

Bamberg

Barnwell

Beaufort

Calhoun

Charleston

Chesterfield

Clarendon

Colleton

Darlington

Dillon

Dorchester

Florence

Georgetown

Hampton

Horry

Jasper

Lee

Marion

Marlboro

Orangeburg

Sumter

Williamsburg

SNAP recipients in Richland and Berkeley Counties residing in the following zip codes at the time of the Hurricane will automatically receive a replacement of a portion of their benefits and do not need to go to the DSS office to request replacement benefits.

Richland: 29061, 29206, 29209

Berkeley: 29431, 29436, 29450, 29461

SNAP recipients in these counties/zip codes whose benefits were issued between October 1, 2016, and October 7, 2016, will automatically receive 50% of their October SNAP benefits to replace food lost as a result of prolonged power outages.

Recipients who did not receive their October benefits before the storm will automatically receive 25% of their September SNAP benefits to replace food lost as a result of prolonged power outages.

The automatic replacement benefits will be available on eligible households’ EBT cards on or before Friday, October 21, 2016.