Thousands of Texans wait months for new food stamp benefits

A Texas agency is supposed to process food stamp applications within 30 days, but about 138000 people have been waiting longer than that.

'Struggling to eat': Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP benefits

The Central Texas Food Bank said they have seen a 30 percent spike in demand since March, when pandemic-era SNAP supplements expired.

'Struggling to eat:' Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP benefits

Texas' Democratic Congressional Delegation is urging the federal government to take “corrective action” against the state Health and Human ...

Texas Medicaid, SNAP delays could cost state millions in federal ...

Since last summer, KXAN has reported major delays and errors inside Texas Health and Human Services that have erroneously removed thousands of ...

As holidays approach, agency tries to quicken SNAP access in Texas

'An impossible situation': Thousands of Texans wait months for new food stamp benefits · Sen. John Cornyn volunteers at Texas food bank, talks ...

Tracking Medicaid & SNAP Delays in Texas - Every Texan

Request an emergency waiver from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to automatically extend SNAP benefits up for renewal by 6 months until backlogs are ...

Texas struggles to process increase in SNAP applications - El Paso ...

Texas is still struggling to keep up with the SNAP benefits backlog as the number of delayed applications grows. In El Paso, the food bank ...

Texans going hungry after being denied food aid, state employee ...

In a statement, Texas HHSC tells CBS Austin that after pandemic-era assistance ended, a redetermination process kicked in, which is making the ...

As millions wait on food stamp approvals, feds tell states to speed it up

The USDA has threatened to pull the agency's funding for the administrative portion of the SNAP program if it does not comply with the interview ...

Rep. Doggett and Texas Democrats Press USDA to Ensure Texas ...

Hungry families are waiting months for food assistance. ... Federal law requires states to process SNAP applications and recertifications within ...

Texans experience extended wait times for SNAP benefits

SAN ANTONIO — There are major delays at the state level processing SNAP applications, causing Texans to wait months for assistance. “That's ...

'Struggling to eat:' Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP ...

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'Struggling to eat:' Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP benefits

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Texans, other Americans waiting weeks or months to get food stamps

A review by The Associated Press found that dozens of food-stamp programs in 39 states left at least a quarter of applicants waiting weeks or months for food ...

Many SNAP applicants face delays for food assistance

Many Texas families who need food assistance the most are still waiting months for their SNAP applications to be processed.

Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of ...

The wait time for Texans who now apply for both SNAP and Medicaid has decreased to a little over a month, as they have to wait for their ...

I just called the Texas benfits for my food stamps, they said it ... - Reddit

If you have no income and no resources, you should be eligible for expedited snap. State laws vary, but in my state expedited would mean 24-48 hours to process ...

ETX and TSEU letter on SNAP wait times and HHSC workers

to a 6 month delay in receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ... benefits to Texans up for renewal in SNAP and ...

More SNAP changes coming Oct. 1 - MyHighPlains.com

... Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP benefits. There are some exemptions to the ABAWD work requirements, a USDA spokesperson told Nexstar.

Hundreds of Thousands Denied Medicaid and Food Assistance in ...

"Thousands of Texans are still waiting to receive the much-needed food assistance they applied for over six months ago," the whistleblowers ...