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(a) To allow for continuation of financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits and reduction of the benefits using a slow reduction scale, the pilot program will test extending the benefits for at least 24 months but not more than 60 months by waiving:
(1) the application of income and asset limit eligibility requirements for financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits; and
(2) the time limits specified by Section 31.0065, Human Resources Code, for financial assistance benefits.
(b) The commission shall freeze a participating family's eligibility status for financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits beginning on the date the participating family enters the pilot program and ending on the date the family ceases participating in the program.
(c) The waiver of the application of any asset limit requirement under this section must allow the participating family to have assets in an amount equal to at least $1,000 per member of the family's household. (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.02241(c).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 550.0204. Benefit Eligibility for Pilot Program Participants - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-550-0204/
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