Help people buy things for good health. Garden seeds can be purchased. The benefits of food stamps reside on the face of the "Lone Star" card, which can be used like a credit card in any city that accepts food stamps. *Vouchers are not used to buy cigarettes, buy alcoholic beverages, non-products and beverages, and pay for purchases owed. What the SNAP Food Benefit Eligibility and Preparation Documents can do: Help people buy the food they need to be healthy. Garden seeds can be purchased. The benefits of food stamps reside in the "Lone Star" card, which can be used like a credit card at any supermarket that accepts food stamps. Food stamps cannot be used to: buy cigarettes, buy alcoholic beverages, non-food and beverages, pay what is owed on food purchases.

The following conditions must be met:
1. Household assets are limited
2. Meet the following income criteria:

family size/   monthly income
1  /     $1755
2  /     $2371
3  /     $2987
4  /     $3603
5  /     $4219

For every additional person, income increases by $616
Most adults between the ages of 18 and 49 without children can only get 3 months of food stamps in 3 years. The benefit period of food stamps may be longer if the applicant works at least 20 hours a week, or is in work or training status. Certain groups of people do not have this restriction, such as those with disabilities or children.

The following documents need to be prepared:
1. Username and password for Yourtexasbenefit online account (if applicable)

2. Social Security cards for the whole family

3. Identity proof of the whole family: (The identity proof document can be any of the following)
US Passport, Birth Paper, Citizenship Paper, Green Card (-551)

4. Proof of address: (Proof of address can be any of the following) Texas driver's license or JD card, water, electricity, and other bills, bank statements, lease or house purchase agreement

5. Proof of assets: bank statement

6. Proof of income of the whole family in the last 90 days: (Proof of income can be any of the following) Tax return for the last year, W2 or 1099. If you live on savings, please provide the bank statement of the last 3 months. Funded by others, the sponsor needs to provide a letter of proof (Guangyan Society has a template)