DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Iowans dealing with summer storms and flooding can now receive emergency food assistance in disaster areas.
Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday that federal officials have cleared the way for the Iowa Department of Human Services to offer the help.
People with storm-related expenses - such as job disruptions or uninsured losses - may be eligible for disaster food assistance, even if they don't qualify for food stamps.
Unlike food stamps, the emergency program provides a single benefit that is not renewable. Benefits are determined by household size.
For a family of four, the benefit is $668. For a two-member household, the benefit is $367.
Benefits are available only for residents of the 32 counties declared presidential disaster areas for individual assistance.
Applications will be accepted Wednesday through Aug. 30.
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