Benefits Application Next Steps

To confirm your eligibility when applying for one of our benefit programs, you’ll need to submit proof of facts (information about you and others on your case).

To submit proof of facts, upload your documents to a Your Texas Benefits account, deliver them to a local benefits office, or send them by mail or fax.

Mail: HHSC
P.O. Box 149027
Austin, TX 78714-9027
Fax: 877-447-2839

Below is the information we may need from you based on the program you’ve applied for. Submitting copies of the items we need for you, or anyone on your case, may help us review your case faster.

You don’t need to submit all the items listed. We’ll let you know which items you need to submit based on your application.

To learn more, go to YourTexasBenefits.com or call 2-1-1, Option 2.

• Identity (proof of who you are) — Current driver’s license or Texas Department of Public Safety ID. If a person has the right to act for you as your authorized representative, that person also needs to give proof of identity.
• Immigration status — Resident card (I-551), arrival/departure form (I-94) or papers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. We need copies of the front and back of these forms.
• Veterans benefits, workers’ compensation or unemployment — Award letter or pay stubs.
• Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or pension benefits — Award letter or pay stubs.
• Military service — Current Military ID (Form DD-2), military orders or separation papers (Form DD-214).
• Legal representative (a person who has the right to act for you on legal issues) — Power of attorney papers, guardianship order, court order or similar court documents.
• Loans and gifts (includes someone paying bills for you) — Loan agreements or statement from the person giving you money or paying your bills. They must show that person’s name, address, phone number and signature.
• Residence (proof you live in Texas) — Utility bill, driver’s license, Texas Department of Public Safety ID, rent receipt or letter from landlord (can’t be a relative).

SNAP Food Benefits

To get SNAP, a person must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

• Proof of income from your job — Last three pay stubs or paychecks, a statement from your employer or self-employment records.
• Bank accounts — The most current statement for all accounts.
• Medical costs — Bills, receipts or statements from health care providers (doctors, hospitals, drugstores, etc.). These items should show costs you have now and costs you expect in the future.
• Rent or mortgage costs — Recent checks, check stubs or statement from the mortgage bank or landlord. Renters also need to give the landlord’s name, address and phone number.
• Dependent care expenses — Receipts, canceled checks or a signed statement from the person you pay. A signed statement must show when and how much you pay.
• Child support anyone pays — Court papers that show what you must pay for child support. For example: divorce decree, court order or district clerk record.
• Child support anyone gets — District clerk record or letter from the parent who pays showing how much, how often and the date it’s usually paid. The letter must have the name, address, phone number and signature of the parent who pays.

TANF Cash Help

• Proof of income from your job — Last three pay stubs or paychecks, a statement from your employer or self-employment records.
• Bank accounts — Most current statement for all accounts.
• Proof a child is related to you — Legal birth, hospital or baptismal certificate.
• Citizenship — U.S. passport, Certificate of Naturalization, U.S. birth certificate (copies of the front and back), hospital record of birth or Medicare card. If you were born in Texas, we might be able to look up your birth record.
• Child’s vaccines — Vaccine records for each child.
• Proof a child lives with you — A signed statement from your landlord or a nonrelative neighbor that includes his or her name, address and phone number.
• Child support anyone pays — Court papers that show what you must pay for child support. For example: divorce decree, court order or district clerk record.
• Child support anyone gets — District clerk record or letter from the parent who pays showing how much, how often and the date it’s usually paid. The letter must have the name, address, phone number and signature of the parent who pays.
• Health insurance — Copy of the front and back of the insurance card or policy.

CHIP or Children’s Medicaid

• Proof of income from your job — One pay stub or paycheck from the last 60 days, a statement from your employer or self-employment records.
• Medical costs — Bills or statements from health care providers (doctors, drugstores, etc.) from the past three months. We only need these items if you haven’t already paid for these services.
• Citizenship — U.S. passport, Certificate of Naturalization, U.S. birth certificate (copies of the front and back), hospital record of birth or Medicare card. If you were born in Texas, we might be able to look up your birth record.

Medicaid for an Adult or Pregnant Woman

• Proof of income from your job — Last three pay stubs or paychecks, a statement from your employer, self-employment records or last year’s tax return.
• Medical costs — Bills or statements from health care providers (doctors, hospitals, drugstores, etc.) from the past three months. We only need these items if you haven’t already paid for these services.
• Citizenship — U.S. passport, Certificate of Naturalization, U.S. birth certificate (copies of the front and back), hospital record of birth or Medicare card. If you were born in Texas, we might be able to look up your birth record.