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The Food I Bought With My EBT Card Was Destroyed. Can I Get Help?

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By: Montana Legal Services Association

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Replace Food Bought With An EBT Card If Lost In Disaster/Misfortune
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The Food I Bought With My EBT Card Was Destroyed. Can I Get Help?

It depends. If  the food was destroyed because of a household misfortune or disaster, you may be eligible for additional benefits to replace what was lost. 

What Is a "HouseHold Misfortune or Disaster?"

Some examples include:

  • Fire
  • Flood
  • Fridge or Freezer not working because of a power outage

What Benefits Can I Get?

You can get up to one month of benefits replaced.

  

How Do I Ask For Benefits?  

You will need to contact your caseworker.  They will have you put a dollar value on the food items that you lost. They may ask you to show proof of the misfortune or disaster. Or they may get proof from another source. 

    

 

Need Legal Help? Click here for the Montana Legal Services Association web site.    

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