SECTION 372.1352. Consequence for Noncompliance with SNAP Work Requirements  


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  • (a) If a non-exempt household member fails to comply with SNAP work requirements and does not demonstrate good cause for the failure to comply, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission:

    (1) denies benefits to the household if the primary wage earner failed to comply; or

    (2) disqualifies only the person who failed to comply if the person is not the household's primary wage earner.

    (b) The length of the period of denial or disqualification under subsection (a) of this section is as follows or until the person complies, whichever is longer:

    (1) one month, if it is the first noncompliance;

    (2) three months, if it is the second noncompliance; and

    (3) six months, if it is the third or any subsequent noncompliance.

Source Note: The provisions of this §372.1352 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361