1. By Lisa M Bartels

3. SNAP Food Benefits Health Care TANF Cash Help

4. Helps families buy food for good health. Families CAN use SNAP benefits to buy: Food to eat, such as breads, cereals, fruits, veggies, meats, fish, poultry, dairy products & seeds Families CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy: alcoholic drinks, tobacco, pet foods, soaps, paper products, household supplies, vitamins, medicines, food that will be eaten in the store or hot meals

5.  Doctor & dentists visits  Hospitals  Medicines ordered by doctors and dentists Health care for: children, women, young adults and families, people age 65+ and people with disabilities

6. Helps families with children age 18 and younger pay for basic needs  TANF for families  One-time TANF  One-time TANF for grandparents

7.  Effective 9/1/2015 individuals with a felony drug conviction after 8/22/1996 will no longer be disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits.  A two-year SNAP disqualification penalty for individual convicted of drug-related felony offenses after 8/22/1996, if they violated any condition of parole or community supervision  Permanent SNAP disqualification when a individual convicted of a drug-related offense after 8/22/1996 is convicted of a subsequent drug-related felony offense while receiving SNAP

8. What you need to know? Individuals with a felony drug conviction after 8/22/1996 will be determined eligible for SNAP benefit effective for  applications & redeterminations received on or after 9/1/2015  changes disposed on or after 9/1/2015

16. Lisa M Bartels 512-873-2053 lisa.bartels@hhsc.state.tx.us