4 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.106 - Eligibility Criteria for Households
Only TDA and USDA can establish eligibility criteria. CEs shall only determine eligibility based on paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection.
(1) Household eligibility.
CEs must determine household eligibility at least annually based on eligibility
criteria.
(A) Income. Except as otherwise
specified, the applicant household's gross yearly or monthly income (before
deductions) in relation to household size must not exceed 185% of the federal
poverty guidelines.
(B) Crisis food
assistance. An applicant household whose income exceeds 185% of the federal
poverty guidelines and that has incurred the costs of a household crisis may be
eligible for crisis food assistance.
(C) Categorical eligibility. An applicant
household is automatically (categorically) eligible for USDA Foods if it
currently receives assistance from one of the following programs: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or non-institutional Medicaid
benefits.
(2) Residency
for Households. At the time of application, households are required to reside
within the service area, but not for any specific length of time.
(A) CEs and sub-agencies may ask for, but
must not require, participants to provide proof of residency. CEs and
sub-agencies must provide USDA Foods to all participants even if they cannot or
will not provide proof of residency. CEs and sub-agencies must clarify the
following points to applicants and participants:
(i) The inability or unwillingness to provide
proof of residency is not a barrier to participation.
(ii) Participants will receive USDA Foods
without proof of residency.
(B) A CE may make exceptions for the service
area.
(3) Identity for
Households.
(A) CEs and sub-agencies may
request but must not require any applicant or participant to provide proof of
ID.
(B) CEs and sub-agencies must
provide USDA Foods to all participants even if they cannot or will not provide
ID. CEs and sub-agencies are required to ensure that applicants and
participants understand the following:
(i)
The inability or unwillingness to provide proof of ID shall not prevent
participation.
(ii) Participants
will receive USDA Foods, regardless of failure to provide proof of
ID.
(4)
Citizenship. There are no citizenship requirements. CEs and sub-agencies must
not require any applicant or participant to prove citizenship through any means
whatsoever.
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