What are food stamps?
by: Partnership for Legal Access
v Food Stamps are benefits to purchase food from local stores.
v The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TxHHSC) is responsible for determining who is eligible for Food Stamps and for distributing the benefits.
v In certain circumstances you may be eligible for Emergency or "Expedited" Food Stamps
Ø Eligibility for expedited Food Stamps is determined by a special faster processing of the Food Stamp Application.
Ø If you qualify for expedited Food Stamps, you should receive Food Stamps on the same day you make your application
Ø To be eligible for expedited Food Stamps, you must meet the following requirements:
§ Your household's liquid resources must total $100 or less, and gross monthly income totals less than $150; or
§ Your household's liquid resources and countable gross monthly income total less than the most recent monthly expenses for rent/mortgage and utilities; or
§ Your household includes a migrant or seasonal farmworker and meets certain requirements.
Ø Liquid Resources are resources that are readily negotiable (such as cash, checking or savings accounts, EBT account, savings certificates, stocks, or bonds).
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