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The Your Texas Benefits app is for people in Texas who have applied for or get: • SNAP food benefits • Health-care benefits (Medicaid and CHIP) • TANF cash help Manage and view your cases anytime you want – right from your phone. Use the app to take a photo and send us files we need, like a copy of your paycheck.
App Privacy
The developer, HHSC, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Texas Simplified Application Project (TSAP) for SNAP Food Benefits
The Texas Simplified Application Project (TSAP) provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits to Texas households where all household members are either older adults (age 60 and older) or people with disabilities.
SNAP Food Benefits
SNAP food benefits are put on to the Lone Star Card and can be used just like a debit card at any store that accepts SNAP.
TANF Cash Help
TANF provides cash payments to help families pay for food, clothing, housing and other essentials.
Choosing a Health Plan
After you're approved for Medicaid or CHIP, you must pick a health plan. You will have at least two plans to choose from. Your health plan choices depend on where you live (PDF) and the program you're enrolled in.
Medicaid Buy-In for Children
The Medicaid Buy-In for Children program offers low-cost Medicaid services to children with disabilities in families that make too much money to get Medicaid.
Medicaid for the Elderly & People with Disabilities
Seniors, adults with disabilities and some children with disabilities who don't have health insurance might be able to get health coverage through the Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities program.
Medicaid for Children & Adults with Disabilities
Medicaid can provide free or low-cost health care and long-term services and supports to low-income children and adults with disabilities.
What it Offers
SNAP helps people buy the food they need for good health. People also can buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits.
Other Rules
Most people ages 16 to 59 must follow work rules to get SNAP benefits. Work rules mean a person must look for a job or be in an approved work program. If the person has a job, they can’t quit without a good reason.
What is the Texas Energy Assistance Program?
Texas Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) funded by Texas Department of Housing and community Affairs (TDHCA) assists with paying energy expenses. The program only assists households with low-income to pay their energy bills and maintain their cooling and heating systems.
What is the Texas unemployment program?
Texas Unemployment Insurance Program is the federally-funded and state-supervised program created to offer financial help to workers who are unemployed (fired or laid off) through no fault on their own. The state of Texas not only provides financial assistance to eligible individuals, but also job seeking assistance and counseling.
What is the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program?
Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health insurance for children who don't qualify for Medicaid but their families earn too little to afford private insurance. Children of legal immigrants living in Texas can also get health insurance through CHIP.
What is Medicaid in Texas?
Medicaid. Texas Medicaid provides medical coverage to needy families through state and federal funding. People looking to qualify for the program will have to meet certain eligibility criteria. The program intends to provide health benefits to low-income families living in the state of Texas.
What is the food stamp program in Texas?
Food Stamps (SNAP) Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) helps the residents of Texas feed their families after they pay for child care, utilities and other services and are left with little or no money.
Does Texas provide unemployment assistance?
The state of Texas not only provides financial assistance to eligible individuals, but also job seeking assistance and counseling. » Unemployment Program Information. » Unemployment Application Instructions & Eligibility Requirements.
Does TANF provide cash aid?
Eligible families will receive monthly cash aid as well as Medicaid benefits. The program provides benefits to needy children as well as their parents, if they are living with them. If children are living with relative caretakers, TANF program will provide aid to such caretakers as well. » TANF Program Information.
View Electronic Correspondence
If you have an unemployment benefits claim, you can sign up for Electronic Correspondence for online access to your unemployment benefits correspondence.
Submit Your Documents to TWC
If TWC asked you to provide documents, you can upload them using our online UI Submission Portal .
Unemployment Benefits Identity Theft
If you are not claiming unemployment benefits and have information that a claim was filed using your identity, you should report the ID theft claim on TWC’s online portal. Go to Unemployment Benefits ID Theft for more information.
Request Your Waiting Week
TWC cannot pay you for the first week of your claim, also known as the waiting week, until you return to full-time work or exhaust your benefits. If you return to full-time work before exhausting your benefits, you must inform TWC in order to receive payment for that first week.
View Claim & Payment Status
If you have applied for unemployment benefits, view your claim and payment information.
Appeal Online
An appeal is your written notice that you disagree with a TWC decision and want your case decided through the appeal process. Appeals can be submitted online.
Make a Payment on Your Overpayment
An overpayment is caused when TWC pays you unemployment benefits that you are later found not eligible to receive. Overpayments stay on your record until they are repaid. We cannot pay you benefits if you have an overpayment.
Texas WC - How do I verify my identity for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)?
ID.me has partnered with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to help verify your identity for unemployment benefits.
Trusted Referee
If you are not able to complete the verification process due to an issue with your documentation, you will be routed to verify your identity over a video call with a Trusted Referee. Wait times may vary. You will need to show your identity documents to a Trusted Referee along with a selfie (a photo of yourself) to complete your verification.
What's Next
Verifying your identity with ID.me is the first step to submitting a claim for unemployment insurance. Once your identity is verified and your information matches the TWC's records, the TWC will decide your eligibility for benefits or overpayment status.
