PAYMENTS RESULTING FROM DISASTER DECLARATION
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
MFIP, SNAP, MSA, GA, HSP:
Do not count federal payments issued due to a presidential declaration of disaster. Federal payments include, but are not limited to, grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Do not count disaster relief payments made by states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations such as Red Cross and Salvation Army.
For information on how to treat disaster payments as assets, see 0015.30 (Assets - Payments Under Federal Law).
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 09/2025 | removes cross-reference 0015.27 (Assets – Income) due to the removal of this section. |
| 10/2016 | Updates section due to Legislative changes for Program Uniformity/Income. |
| 05/2016 | updates section due to Legislative changes for Program Uniformity/Assets. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 11/2012 | update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed. |
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