The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is offering greater than $317.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for June. The allotments are anticipated to assist about 1.3 million Texas households.
HHSC acquired federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase the utmost allowable quantity of SNAP benefits to recipients primarily based on household dimension. All SNAP households will obtain a minimal of $95 in further emergency allotments which ought to seem in recipients’ accounts by June 30.
The emergency June allotments are along with the greater than $6.9 billion in benefits beforehand offered to Texans since April 2020.
“We’re here to support families when they need us most,” stated Wayne Salter, Texas HHSC Access and Eligibility Services Deputy Executive Commissioner. “Providing access to fresh, nutritious foods is essential for healthy families.”
Administered by HHSC, SNAP is a federal program that gives food help to eligible low-income households and people in Texas. Texans in want can apply for benefits, together with SNAP and Medicaid, at YourTexasBenefits.com or use the Your Texas Benefits cellular app to handle their benefits.