$1789 SNAP Payments December 2025: Since Texas has among the highest numbers of recipients within the country, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is paid on a monthly schedule which entails the allocation of benefits over 28 days in a month.
One of the largest periods of deposits in December 2025 is between the 13-21st and is applicable to households certified prior to June 1, 2020, and those certified after that date.
Two groups of Texas SNAP Beneficiaries
In the case of households certified before June 1, 2020, the benefits will be paid during the 1st to 15th of the month, depending on the final digit of the Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number. The certified households obtained benefits between June 1, 2020, and the 28th based on the two final digits of their EDG number.
Official sources should be consulted by the beneficiaries to confirm personal payment data. YourTexasBenefits.com portal, or its mobile app, will allow you to check the status of your case directly, and further provide physical documents that will explain the EDG number and its cycle. Furthermore, the official HHSC website is just a source of general information, and they can be contacted at 2-1-1 or 1-877-541-7905.
Texas Families to Receive More SNAP Benefits This Week
To start with, we will look at households included in the first group (certified before June 1, 2020): those whose last tax number has 8 in it will receive the money on December 13, and those with 9 will receive their on the 15th. Available dates of the other group beneficiaries are as follows:
- In case your EDG ends with 00-03, you have access to benefits by December 16th.
- Suppose that your EDG ends in 04-06 you are entitled to receive the benefits on the 17th of December.
- In case your EDG ends with 07-10, you are eligible to benefits on December 18th.
- When your EDG ends on 11-13, the benefits will be availed on December 19th.
- With 14-17 at the end of your EDG, the benefits will be available as early as December 20th.
- When your EDG is 18-20, the benefits will be available on December 21st.
- Assuming your EDG ends on 21-24, you may get the benefits on December 22nd.
Remember there are dates up until December 28th. Consequently, you are not mentioned in this list, you may expect to be paid after the 22nd.
Texas SNAP Benefits Criteria
SNAP eligibility is based on both federal and state criteria in Texas. The primary one is state residency. The program is meant to support low-income families, therefore there are monthly income eligibility criteria that vary according to the family size. Besides, most individuals between the ages 16 and 59 years must fulfil their work requirements, which may include enrolling into job schemes or seeking jobs actively.
The maximum quantity of food assistance to be established in fiscal year 2026, which takes effect in October 2025, will be calculated according to household size:
1 person: $298
2 people: $546
3 people: $785
4 people: $994
5 people: $1,183
6 people: $1,421
7 people: $1,571
8 people: $1,789
Each additional person: +$218
Generally, and based on the available statistics, most of the families are given an amount that is below the maximum. The final calculation involves deduction of 30 percent of the net household earnings to the corresponding ceiling amount. The benefit is hence limited to the documented unique economic circumstance and serves as an addition to food buying.
Planned Changes of the SNAP Program
Texas is one of the states with the highest number of SNAP beneficiaries in the US. Based on the available reports, more than 3 million people living in the state use this program. Among those entitled to receive the benefits are families having children, the aged, and those employees earning below the specified limits.
The program has been faced with arguments concerning the magnitude of the program at the national level. Of late, the federal government issued exemptions that allow six additional states to restrict the products that are subject to SNAP purchases.
By doing this, Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee will be able to limit the purchasing of the products such as soda, candy and other processed foods starting in 2026.
MAHA Initiative: How to Cope up with these changes?
It was announced by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as part of the initiative Make America Healthy Again. According to the official position, the policy will address the long-term health conditions related to diet. Due to this addition, 18 states will be totaling up to such restrictions.
Opponents of the measures argue that the restrictions have a disproportionately adverse impact on the families of low economic standing and fails to address underlying issues associated with access to nutritious food. Proponents underscore the fact that the objective is to create healthier eating habits and more efficient allocation of social funds.
Experts in the field of public health have noted that, despite the fact that prohibitions are able to influence the behavior of people; their effectiveness is related to better nutrition education and the actual availability of healthy and affordable alternatives.