Food stamps: Texas SNAP payments for September worth up to $1,691 begin in two days
Brady Knox
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Texas will start its September payments worth up to $1,691 in two days.
SNAP payments in the Lone Star State are issued over the first 10 business days of each month. The receipt date depends on a person’s eligibility determination group number. Following the conclusion of this month’s payments on Aug. 15, the September wave of payments will begin on Friday.
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Household income determines eligibility. A single-person household cannot make more than $1,869 per month, and a five-person household cannot make more than $4,465 monthly to qualify.
SNAP payment amounts in Texas depend on the household size of recipients — single households receive $281, and eight-member households receive $1,691, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission website. Families larger than eight are granted an extra $211 per additional member.
SNAP payments are loaded onto a Lone Star Card, an electronic benefit transfer card. The funds are automatically loaded on 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, and recipients cannot quit their jobs without good reason.
SNAP was created in 1964 through the Food Stamp Act as one of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s many Great Society programs. It is meant to increase the nutrition of impoverished people 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 luxuries such as tobacco or bills unrelated to food.
SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C.