Texas SNAP Benefits: May 2025 Payment Schedule and How to Check Yours

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which was formerly known as Food Stamps, is intended to give benefits to individuals who are having difficulty affording the food they require and gaining access to appropriate quantities of nutrients of a high quality across the United States.

Through the so-called Lone Star Card, which is known as the EBT card in the rest of the country, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are distributed in the state of Texas. This card can be used in the same manner as a debit card at any retailer that is a part of the SNAP program.

Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are subject to certain restrictions that prohibit the purchase of tobacco, alcoholic drinks, products or supplies that cannot be consumed or consumed, the payment of bills, and the purchase of hot meals or prepared menus in restaurants.

On the other hand, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enables you to purchase fresh food, even online, as well as seeds for the garden you intend to cultivate at home.

Under this program, low-income households who meet the eligibility requirements, which include people between the ages of 18 and 52 who do not have children, are eligible to receive financial assistance for durations of three months to three years.

There are some adults who do not have to work in order to get benefits, such as pregnant women or people who suffer from disabilities. The benefits period may be extended if the individual works at least twenty hours per week or is enrolled in a job or training program. Additionally, this applies to adults who are disabled or pregnant.

In the state of Texas, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides an additional amount of assistance to households in which all of the residents are either people with disabilities or seniors who are at least 60 years old. These households are eligible for the Texas Simplified Application Project (TSAP), which streamlines the process of applying for SNAP and provides benefits for a period of three years rather than six months.

For the remaining beneficiaries, who are between the ages of 16 and 59, they are required to comply with a series of work rules in order to receive monthly benefits. Additionally, the beneficiary is required to provide evidence that they are either actively seeking employment or are participating in a work program that has been approved. Furthermore, if the individual is currently employed, they are not permitted to quit without a valid reason.

When will the SNAP payments be made in the state of Texas?

During the first 15 days of each month, payment dates are determined according to a predetermined schedule in the state of Texas. This plan is based on the initial that appears at the end of your application, which is known as the Eligibility Determination Group (EDG). The following table illustrates this timetable:

Deposits made on the first of the month for EDGs with a value of zero
Deposited on the third of the month for EDGs with a number ending in one
It was deposited on the fifth of the month, and the EDG that ended in 2
It is the sixth of the month when the EDG that ends in three is deposited.
Deposit is due on the seventh of the month for EDG ends in four.
A deposit was made on the ninth of the month for EDGs with the number 5.
The eleventh of the month is when the EDG that ends in six is deposited.
Deposit is due on the 12th of the month for EDGs with a prefix of 7.
On the thirteenth of the month, the EDG that ends in 8 was deposited.
Deposits made on the 15th of the month for EDGs with a number ending in 9

According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), users are able to verify the day that they receive benefits by looking at the date that is listed on their award letter (TF0001), which is located in the same location.