Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 550.0201. Definitions

(1) “Financial assistance benefits” means money payments under:

(2) “Pilot program” means the pilot program for self-sufficiency of certain individuals receiving financial assistance or supplemental nutrition assistance benefits developed and implemented under this subchapter.

(3) “Self-sufficiency” means:

(4) “Slow reduction scale” means a graduated plan for reducing financial assistance or supplemental nutrition assistance benefits that correlates with a phase of the pilot program's progressive stages toward self-sufficiency.

(5) “Sufficient wage” means an amount of money sufficient to meet a family's minimum necessary spending on basic needs, including food, child care, health insurance, housing, and transportation, as determined by a market-based calculation that uses geographically specific expenditure data.

(6) “Supplemental nutrition assistance benefits” means money payments under the supplemental nutrition assistance program operated under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.