Food Stamps: Income Limits for SNAP Benefits in Texas
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Millions of households in Texas receive food stamps each month, which means they are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If you live in Texas and receive benefits, keeping tabs on any changes coming is always a good idea. As of the start of 2025, new requirements and restrictions for your SNAP application are coming into play, including new maximum monthly income amounts.
SNAP is federally funded and helps low-income or below-poverty-level families buy good, nutritious foods for their families from local grocers. After rent, utilities, credit card bills, transportation costs and child care, your monthly budget often lacks enough to pick up something nutritious at the farmers’ market. Applying for SNAP can offer you and your family the budgetary wiggle room to eat properly.
SNAP is available to families, the elderly, and single adults as well. Determining eligibility can vary by state, but Texas has pretty standard requirements. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) establishes all eligibility and certification policies overall, and your income eligibility for SNAP food benefits will depend on your situation concerning the following criteria:
- Residence
- Citizenship
- Employment services
- Work requirement (for individuals age 18-50)
- Resources
- Income
- Social Security numbers
SNAP Benefits in Texas: Quick Take on Requirements
In order to be eligible for the SNAP program you must be a resident of the state of Texas and meet one of the following requirements, according to Texas Health and Human Services:
- You live in a low-income household. A good measure of this is if you have a current combined checking and savings bank account balance under $2,001.
- If you have a current bank balance under $3,001 and share your household with either a person age 60 and over or a person with a disability such as a child, your spouse, a parent or yourself.
- If you are an adult between the ages of 18 to 52 with no children in your home, you can typically get SNAP for three months in a three-year period.
Monthly Limits for Benefits in Texas
Before you can start swiping your electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, you need to assess whether or not you fall within the income requirements and maximum limitations for SNAP. These are based on not only what you bring in financially, but also on how many people in your home that income is supporting. The maximum income limits for eligibility are as follows:
| Household size | Maximum monthly income |
| 1 | $ 2,005 |
| 2 | $ 2,712 |
| 3 | $ 3,419 |
| 4 | $ 4,125 |
| 5 | $ 4,832 |
| For each additional person, add: | $ 707 |
Maximum Monthly SNAP Amount
If you do make the appropriate amount to qualify for SNAP benefits in Texas, here is how much you can expect to receive each month based on your family size:
| Family size | Monthly SNAP amount |
| 1 | $291 |
| 2 | $535 |
| 3 | $766 |
| 4 | $973 |
| 5 | $1,155 |
| 6 | $1,386 |
| 7 | $1,532 |
| 8 | $1,751 |
| For each additional person, add: | $219 |
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