Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 372 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subchapter B - ELIGIBILITY
Division 7 - INCOME
Section 372.410 - Allowable Deductions from Countable Income in SNAP
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
In SNAP, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) allows a deduction for expenses as required by 7 CFR § 273.9, and HHSC:
(1) allows actual self-employment expenses;
(2) deducts a standard utility allowance (SUA) for households that qualify;
(3) deducts a basic utility allowance (BUA) for households with utility expenses that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section;
(4) deducts a telephone allowance for households with a telephone expense that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section or the BUA in paragraph (3) of this section;
(5) allows a standard shelter deduction for homeless households;
(6) does not allow a deduction for actual utility expenses; and
(7) gives elderly or disabled households the option of deducting actual allowable medical expenses (as explained in 7 CFR § 273.9(d)(3)) or using a standard medical deduction of an amount HHSC negotiates annually with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
