HHSC announces federal approval for SNAP benefit replacements
HHSC announces federal approval for SNAP benefit replacements Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Source: DCFS) By Daffney Dawson | February 19, 2021 at 5:28 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:28 PM SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed due to the severe winter weather. “I thank our federal partners for swiftly approving SNAP benefit r...