Texas’s August food stamp payments will end in 12 days, with a maximum value of $1,691.
Texas’s August Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Payments
Texas’s August Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, worth up to $1,691, will wrap up in 12 days.
SNAP payments in the Lone Star State are distributed over the first 10 business days of each month, with the receipt date depending on a person’s eligibility determination group number. Recipients can expect their benefits over the next 12 days if they haven’t received them already.
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The payment amounts depend on recipients’ household size — single households receive 1, and eight-member households receive $1,691, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission website. Larger families are granted $211 more for every additional member.
Eligibility depends on the household’s income. A single-person household cannot make more than $1,869 per month, while a five-person household cannot make more than $4,465.
The funds are loaded onto a Lone Star Card, which functions as an electronic benefit transfer card. The funds are automatically loaded onto the card on the issuance date.
Texas has work rules in place for recipients ages 16-59. Participants must either work a job, actively seek one, or work in an approved work program. Recipients cannot quit their job without good reason.
SNAP benefits can only be spent on food and nonalcoholic drinks. It cannot be used on alcohol, tobacco, items you can’t eat or drink, or other bills unrelated to food.
SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C., with slight differences between each program.
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