Food stamps: Texas SNAP payments for October worth up to $1,691 to be sent in two days

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its October payments in Texas, worth up to $1,691, in two days.

The Lone Star State issues SNAP payments over the first 10 business days of each month. September’s round of payments concluded on Sept. 15, and October’s round of payments will begin on Sunday. The date when recipients get their money depends on their eligibility determination group number.

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SNAP payment amounts in Texas are calculated based on household size. Single households receive $281, eight-member households receive $1,691, and families larger than eight are granted an extra $211 for every additional member, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

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 SNAP payments are loaded on a Lone Star Card, which operates as an electronic benefit transfer card. The money is automatically loaded on the card on the issuance date.

Texas has work rules in place for recipients between 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.

The SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C., with some variations between each.