CalFresh waivers of 10-day requirement to report food loss

CalFresh recipients who lose food because of a power outage have 10 days to ask for replacement of the food they purchased.  The Food and Nutrition Service has approved a waiver of the 10-day time frame to request food replacement for three counties because of various disasters.  The deadline to request food replacement for households in Siskiyou County because of power outages due to wildfires is extended to September 14.  The deadline to request food replacement for households in Del Norte County because of power outages due to wildfires is extended to September 18.  The deadline to request food replacement for households in Riverside county because of power outages due to Hurricane Hillary is extended to September 19.  (August 24, 2023 letter from FNS (Siskiyou), Letter from FNS (Del Norte), August 30 2023 letter from FNS (Riverside).)