The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has received federal approval to automatically provide replacement food benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in 18 counties affected by Hurricane Beryl, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a July 15 news release.
In a previous news release from July 11, eligible SNAP recipients were told they had to apply for food replacement benefits. However, eligible SNAP recipients will not need to take any action to receive their replacement benefits, according to the July 15 release.
The details
Recipients in the affected counties will automatically receive a percentage of their July benefit allotment on their Lone Star Cards by July 16, according to the news release.
“As affected communities continue to experience flooding and power outages, they will now have their SNAP benefits automatically replaced for food that was lost or destroyed during Hurricane Beryl,” Abbott said in a statement.
Zooming out
According to the release, the 18 counties eligible to receive automatic replacement benefits are:
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Colorado County
- Galveston County
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Liberty County
- Madison County
- Matagorda County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- San Jacinto County
- Trinity County
- Tyler County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Wharton County
One more thing
SNAP recipients in other counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl can also request SNAP replacement benefits, according to the news release. For more information, visit https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/disaster-assistance/receiving-disaster-assistance.
