Food stamps: Texas SNAP payments for November worth up to $1,751 to begin in 15 days

Texas’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its November payments, worth up to $1,751, in 15 days.

The Lone Star State distributes SNAP payments during the first 10 business days of each month. November’s round of payments is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1. The date when recipients get their money depends on their eligibility determination group number.

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Eligibility is determined by household income. To qualify, 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.

Texas calculates its SNAP payment amounts based on household size. Single households receive $291, eight-member households $1,751, and families larger than eight are granted an extra $219 for every additional member, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Texas SNAP payments are loaded on a Lone Star Card, which operates as an electronic benefits transfer card. The money is automatically loaded on 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 one 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 or bills unrelated to food.

SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C.