AUSTIN Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is providing more than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November.
The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.
“Because of the emergency SNAP benefits provided by HHSC, millions of Texans have access to nutritious food for themselves and their families,” Abbott stated in the press release. “The State of Texas continues providing the assistance and support needed to help Texans stay healthy and take care of their loved ones.”
“As we head into the holiday season, we hope these additional allotments provide nourishing meals to Texans in need,” Texas HHS Access and Eligibility Services Deputy Executive Commissioner Wayne Salter stated in the press release.
HHSC received federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the maximum, allowable amount of SNAP benefits to recipients based on family size, and all SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 in emergency allotments. This additional emergency allotment should appear in recipients’ accounts by Nov. 30.
The emergency November allotments are in addition to the more than $8.7 billion in benefits previously provided to Texans since April 2020.
