Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
Subpart A - APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Section 121.6 - Emergency Assistance
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
In accordance with the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1970 ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the Food Stamp Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Department shall distribute emergency food stamp benefits to applicant households within the State which meet the following eligibility requirements:
a) Residence (either permanent or temporary) within the geographic limits of the disaster area; and
b) Need of emergency food stamp assistance because of a reduction in or inaccessibility of income or cash resources as a result of the disaster.
* AGENCY NOTE: This rule shall apply only in areas which the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has previously approved for emergency food assistance.