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Food stamps: Texas SNAP payments for October worth up to $1,691 to be sent in 12 days

Brady Knox September 19, 04:49 PM September 19, 04:49 PM Video Embed

Texas’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its October payments, worth up to $1,691, in 12 days.

SNAP payment amounts in Texas are based 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. Families larger than eight are granted an extra $211 for every additional member.

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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.

The Lone Star State issues SNAP payments over the first 10 business days of each month. September’s round of payments concluded on Friday, and October’s round of payments will begin on Oct. 1. The date when recipients get their money depends on their eligibility determination group number.

Texas SNAP payments are loaded onto a Lone Star Card, which operates as an electronic benefit transfer card. The money is automatically loaded onto 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 part 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.

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