26 Tex. Admin. Code § 355.9 - Financial Criteria

Financial need is established annually. The applicant or the person(s) who have a legal obligation to support the applicant must pursue and accept all income to which the applicant or the person(s) who have a legal obligation to support the applicant are legally entitled. Income is not considered to be available during a reasonable time allowed to pursue the income.

(1) The income used to determine eligibility is the combined gross income (or the adjusted gross income if self-employed) of the applicant and of all persons who have a legal obligation to support the applicant.

(2) Income includes earned wages, pensions or allotments, alimony, or any monies received on a regular basis for support purposes. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the disabled applicant is not included as income. Verification of income will be required as set out in § 355.7(3) of this title (relating to Applications and Eligibility Date).

(3) The income level for eligibility is established at 200% of the Federal Poverty Level Guidelines, currently published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and adopted by the department.

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26 Tex. Admin. Code § 355.9

Adopted to be effective March 17, 2002, 27 TexReg 1791; amended to be effective October 8, 2006, 31 TexReg 8237; amended to be effective November 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 9738; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 26, June 26, 2015, TexReg 4215, eff. 7/2/2015; Entire chapter transferred from T. 25, Pt. 1, Ch. 37, Subch. K by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 08, February 25, 2022, TexReg 0982, eff. 3/15/2022