Texas's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish its September payments, worth up to $1,691, in three days.
SNAP payment amounts in Texas are based on the household size of recipients — single households receive $281, while eight-member households receive $1,691, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's website. Families larger than eight are granted an extra $211 for every additional member.
Eligibility is determined by household income. A single-person household cannot make more than $1,869 per month, and a five-person household cannot make more than $4,465 per month to qualify.
Texas SNAP payments are loaded onto a Lone Star Card, which operates as an electronic benefit transfer card. The money is automatically loaded onto the card on the issuance date.
Texas has work rules in place for recipients between the ages of 16 and 59. Participants must either work a job, actively seek one, or work in an approved work program, and recipients cannot quit their jobs without good reason.
SNAP was created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs in 1964 through the Food Stamp Act. It is meant to increase the nutrition of low-income residents by supplementing their food costs.
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SNAP benefits can only be spent on food and nonalcoholic drinks. The funds cannot be used on luxury items, such as tobacco or bills unrelated to food.
The SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C., but there are slight variations between them.