SECTION 372.410. Allowable Deductions from Countable Income in SNAP

In SNAP, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) allows a deduction for expenses as required by 7 CFR §273.9, and HHSC:

(1) allows actual self-employment expenses;

(2) deducts a standard utility allowance (SUA) for households that qualify;

(3) deducts a basic utility allowance (BUA) for households with utility expenses that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section;

(4) deducts a telephone allowance for households with a telephone expense that do not qualify for the SUA in paragraph (2) of this section or the BUA in paragraph (3) of this section;

(5) allows a standard shelter deduction for homeless households;

(6) does not allow a deduction for actual utility expenses; and

(7) gives elderly or disabled households the option of deducting actual allowable medical expenses (as explained in 7 CFR §273.9(d)(3)) or using a standard medical deduction of an amount HHSC negotiates annually with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.

Source Note: The provisions of this §372.410 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361; amended to be effective March 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 1731; amended to be effective February 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 1027