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Texas SNAP Benefit Estimator
for Federal Fiscal Year 2010

To find out if you might be able to get SNAP food benefits, answer the questions below.

This tool only gives estimates and does not take the place of the HHSC application process.

If the results of the estimator show that your family might be able to get SNAP, fill out an application and return it to a HHSC benefits office near you.

Even if the estimator shows that you may not be able to get SNAP, you can still apply to be sure.

This web page does not collect any personal data about you or your family.

Note: Please input numbers and decimals only, i.e. $1,111.11 should be entered as 1111.11

A. Background Information

How many people are in your household?
(A household is those who purchase and prepare food together.)

Are any household members age 60 or older or do they have disabilities?  Yes   No

B. Income and Assets Information

The household must have $5,000 or less in countable liquid assets combined with excess vehicle value. This includes cash, checking and savings accounts, stocks, bonds, and retirement plans. It does not include non-liquid assets such as land, minerals, and livestock. Prepaid burial insurance or funeral plans with a cash value exceeding $7,500 must be counted as a liquid asset.

Gross Earned Income
(wages, salaries, and tips — before taxes and other deductions)
  Amount Frequency
a. $
b. $
c. $
d. $

Unearned Income (monthly)

 Amount
a. Education Assistance (i.e.: Student loans, grants, scholarships, ...) $
b. Worker's compensation $
c. TANF cash assistance $
d. Retirement Survivors and Disability Insurance / Railroad Retirement $
e. Veterans benefits / unemployment compensation / pension $
f. Supplemental Security Income $
g. Other (include income earned working for yourself after expenses) $
   

Assets

 Amount
a. Checking account balances $
    $
b. Savings account balances $
    $
c. Stocks and bonds $
d. Retirement plans (click here for definitions) $

Vehicles

Do you own any vehicles — including cars, trucks, motorcycles, or boats? If so, please complete the information below for each vehicle.

Select the best choice for each of the following
Please list the vehicle with the greatest value first.
Primary
Vehicle		 Is this vehicle:
used as your home
used as the primary means of transportation
for a disabled member of the household?
required for long-distance travel in your employment (such as a salesman)
used to produce income (such as a farm truck, taxi, or delivery vehicle)
none of the above (used for general transportation purposes)
Do not own/not applicable

Current Value:
$

Amount Owed:
$

2. Is this vehicle:
used as the primary means of transportation for a disabled member of the household?
required for long-distance travel in your employment (such as a salesman)
used to produce income (such as a farm truck, taxi, or delivery vehicle)
none of the above (used for general transportation purposes)
Do not own/not applicable

Current Value:
$

Amount Owed:
$

3. Is this vehicle:
used as the primary means of transportation for a disabled member of the household?
required for long-distance travel in your employment (such as a salesman)
used to produce income (such as a farm truck, taxi, or delivery vehicle)
none of the above (used for general transportation purposes)
Do not own/not applicable

Current Value:
$

Amount Owed:
$

4. Is this vehicle:
used as the primary means of transportation for a disabled member of the household?
required for long-distance travel in your employment (such as a salesman)
used to produce income (such as a farm truck, taxi, or delivery vehicle)
none of the above (used for general transportation purposes)
Do not own/not applicable

Current Value:
$

Amount Owed:
$

C. Monthly Expenses

Amount
Medical costs (if disabled or elderly) $
Child support paid to/for non-household members $

Child-care Expenses (Monthly)

Child Amount
1. $
2. $
3. $
4. $
5. $
6. $

Shelter Expenses (monthly)  
a. Housing (rent, mortgage) $
b.

Do you have or anticipate utility costs separate from your rent or mortgage?
 Separate utility costs including heating and cooling
 Separate utility costs other than heating or cooling
 No additional utility costs

 
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