Who Will Get the SNAP Texas Payment This Week? Dates and Eligibility Explained

SNAP Texas Payment This Week: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), once called Food Stamps, helps individuals and families buy essential food to maintain good health. Beyond groceries, recipients can also use their benefits to purchase seeds and plants that grow food.

In Texas, households with elderly adults (60+) or individuals with disabilities can apply through the Texas Simplified Application Project (TSAP). This program simplifies the process and offers three years of benefits instead of the usual six months. However, low-income adults aged 18-52 without children typically receive benefits for only three months in a three-year period.

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SNAP is federally funded but managed by individual states. Benefits can be used to buy essentials like fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, bread, cereals, and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as seeds and plants for growing food. However, SNAP cannot cover non-food items like alcohol, tobacco, vitamins, pet food, or hot prepared foods sold in stores.

SNAP-eligible individuals or families are issued an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, often referred to as the Lone Star Card in Texas, which functions similarly to a debit card and may be used to buy approved food at participating merchants.

The quantity of benefits, which are loaded monthly, is determined by household size, income, and expenses.

In Texas, who will get their SNAP benefits this week?

The beneficiary’s Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number, which may be found on official SNAP paperwork, determines the precise payment date.

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This week’s Texas SNAP payout schedule:

• SNAP EDG Number 58-60: 17 November
• SNAP EDG Number 61-64: November 18
• SNAP EDG number 65-67: November 19
• SNAP EDG number 68-71 November 20
• SNAP EDG number 72-74: November 21
• SNAP EDG number 75-78: November 22
• SNAP EDG number 79-81: November 23