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Your Texas BenefitsBy Lisa M Bartels
SNAP Food Benefits
Health Care
TANF Cash Help
Program Overview
Helps families buy food for good health.
Families CAN use SNAP benefits to buy:Food to eat, such as breads, cereals, fruits, veggies, meats, fish, poultry, dairy products & seeds
Families CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:alcoholic drinks, tobacco, pet foods, soaps, paper products, household supplies, vitamins, medicines, food that will be eaten in the store or hot meals
SNAP Food Benefits
Doctor & dentists visits Hospitals Medicines ordered by doctors and dentists
Health care for: children, women, young adults and families, people age 65+ and people with disabilities
Health Care
Helps families with children age 18 and younger pay for basic needs
TANF for families One-time TANF One-time TANF for grandparents
TANF Cash Help
Effective 9/1/2015 individuals with a felony drug conviction after 8/22/1996 will no longer be disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits.
A two-year SNAP disqualification penalty for individual convicted of drug-related felony offenses after 8/22/1996, if they violated any condition of parole or community supervision
Permanent SNAP disqualification when a individual convicted of a drug-related offense after 8/22/1996 is convicted of a subsequent drug-related felony offense while receiving SNAP
SNAP Eligibility for Individuals with Felony Drug Conviction
What you need to know?
Individuals with a felony drug conviction after 8/22/1996 will be determined eligible for SNAP benefit effective for
applications & redeterminations received on or after 9/1/2015
changes disposed on or after 9/1/2015
SNAP Eligibility for Individuals with Felony Drug Conviction (cont)
YourTexasBenefits.com
YourTexasBenefits.com
YourTexasBenefits.com
Contact Information
Lisa M Bartels512-873-2053
lisa.bartels@hhsc.state.tx.us
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