Appendix C: SNAP Benefit Replacement Chart

Household Requests Replacement For:

Limitations

OTI Code

7 CFR Citation

Replacement of returned benefits

Replacement is for exact dollars and cents.

126

7 CFR § 274.12 (g)(7)

Overpayment or change in amount to which the household is eligible can cause benefits to be issued in a lesser amount.

125

Time limit for replacement is one-year from date of original issuance.

Replacement of food destroyed in a household disaster*

The CAO must determine that food was destroyed.

168

7 CFR §§ 274.6 (a) & (f)

Food must have been purchased with SNAP benefits.

The disaster must be verified.

Replacement must be requested within 10 days of the disaster.

The amount is limited to a maximum of one month’s benefit.

There is no limit on the number of replacements.

ACCESS card replacement fee deducted in error

If the fee is deducted in error, the CAO may authorize a replacement.

183

7 CFR § 274.12 (g)(5)(v)

*In cases where FNS has issued a disaster declaration, the household cannot receive both an emergency disaster benefit and a replacement benefit.

7 CFR § 274.6(a)(3)