Emergency SNAP benefits extended for November 2022 in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Emergency SNAP meals advantages have been prolonged for November 2022.

Governor Greg Abbott introduced the Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee (HHSC) is offering greater than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Diet Help Program (SNAP) meals advantages for the month of November. 

The allotments are anticipated to assist about 1.6 million Texas households.

HHSC obtained federal approval from the U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the utmost, allowable quantity of SNAP advantages to recipients primarily based on household dimension, and all SNAP households will obtain a minimal of $95 in emergency allotments. 

This extra emergency allotment ought to seem in recipients’ accounts by Nov. 30.

The emergency November allotments are along with the greater than $8.7 billion in advantages beforehand offered to Texans since April 2020.

Administered by HHSC, SNAP is a federal program that gives meals help to eligible low-income households and people in Texas. Texans in want can apply for advantages, together with SNAP and Medicaid, at YourTexasBenefits.com or use the Your Texas Advantages cell app to handle their advantages.