A new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified for federal food assistance. But most states don’t take car values into consideration at all. (via TexasTribune)
From left: Arihanna Battle, 13; Amare Battle, 11; Daequan Battle, 14; and Gloria Adams, 74, stand in front of their car outside their home in San Antonio on June 14.Mercedes Bristol spent a recent Friday morning in her suburban San Antonio home sending emails, combing hair, answering calls and doing laundry for her grandson.
According to Feeding Texas, a nonprofit food bank network that lobbied for HB 1287, more than 54,000 Texas SNAP applicants were rejected in 2022 due to the value of their vehicles. But some of those families will qualify in September if their primary vehicle is valued under $22,500 and any additional vehicles are valued under $8,700.
“When the real issue is, ‘What does this person need to feed their families?’ it’s just not an efficient policy. It’s not a productive policy.” Cole said. “I think that’s why the vast majority of states have said, ‘This isn’t something we’re going to factor in.’” “A lot of times when grandparents have retired or they’re working toward their retirement, we already have our cars, pensions, we have our things and then we get our grandchildren,” Bristol said. “They don’t come with any income. They don’t come with any benefits. They don’t come with anything. Sometimes without even clothes.”“It’s a little step,” Bristol said. “It will help some grandparents. And I think every win is a win, whether it’s small or big.
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