Do I qualify for SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP or WIC?
Enter your household's income before taxes, how many people live with you and your state. The screener compares your income with each program's current limit and links the official application. It runs in your browser: your numbers stay in this page's address and are not sent to us.
A screener, not a decision. Only the agency can decide eligibility, so always apply through the official application linked with your results.
A screener, not a decision. Only the agency can decide eligibility.
$2,500 a month for 3 people in Texas: under 5 of 7 income limits
That is 109.8% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline ($27,320 a year for this household).
- SNAP (food stamps)Under the limit
Texas's FY2027 gross income limit is $3,757 a month for 3 people (165% of poverty). Net income after deductions decides the benefit amount, and households with someone 60+ or disabled are judged on net income instead.
Source: State SNAP limits
- Medicaid for adults 19-64No group
Texas did not expand Medicaid, so adults without children don't qualify on income alone.
Source: State Medicaid/CHIP limits
- Medicaid for parents and caretakersBeing verified
Texas's parent and caretaker limit is being verified.
Source: State Medicaid/CHIP limits
- Medicaid or CHIP while pregnantUnder the limit
Limit: $4,622 a month for 3 people (203% of poverty). A pregnant woman counts each expected baby in the household size.
Source: State Medicaid/CHIP limits
- Medicaid or CHIP for children under 19Under the limit
Children are covered up to $4,690 a month for 3 people (206% of poverty, Medicaid or CHIP). Children often qualify when parents don't.
Source: State Medicaid/CHIP limits
- WIC (pregnancy, new parents, children under 5)Under the limit
185% of poverty: $4,212 a month for 3 people. Only for people who are pregnant, recently pregnant or breastfeeding, and for infants and children under 5. If anyone in the household gets SNAP or Medicaid, they may already meet the income rule.
Source: USDA WIC eligibility
- ACA marketplace subsidies (premium tax credits)In the subsidy range
For 2027 coverage, premium tax credits are generally available from $27,320 to $109,280 a year (100% to 400% of poverty), if you don't have affordable job-based coverage.
Source: HealthCare.gov
Apply with the official agency
- Apply for SNAP: Your Texas Benefits
- Apply for Texas Medicaid and CHIP: Your Texas Benefits
- Marketplace plans and premium tax credits: HealthCare.gov
This checks income only, using gross pay as a stand-in for the income each program counts. Programs also look at who lives with you, citizenship or immigration status, assets (for some SNAP households), deductions and more.
How the screener works
- SNAP uses each state's gross income limit for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027) from our state pages, which match USDA's chart and the state agency. It checks the gross test only; the net test and asset rules are explained on each state page.
- Medicaid and CHIP use each state's 2026 limits as a percent of the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines. Medicaid counts modified adjusted gross income (MAGI): gross pay minus pre-tax deductions such as 401(k) contributions, so your counted income may be a little lower than what you enter.
- WIC uses USDA's national limit of 185% of poverty, which applies only to people who are pregnant or postpartum and to infants and children under 5.
- ACA subsidies: HealthCare.gov says premium tax credits are available with income from 100% to 400% of poverty; below 138%, states that expanded Medicaid cover you through Medicaid instead.
- Not included: LIHEAP energy assistance (each state sets its own limit and we have not verified them), TANF, housing assistance, school meals, SSI and the earned income tax credit.
- States whose limits are still being verified show "being verified" instead of a guess. Limits were checked on October 12, 2026.
Before you rely on it
A screener, not a decision. Only the agency can decide eligibility. Programs also look at who counts in your household, citizenship or immigration status, deductions, assets and work rules. If you are close to a limit, apply anyway: the agency may count your income differently.
Sources: USDA SNAP FY2027 standards, Medicaid.gov eligibility levels and each state's chart, USDA WIC eligibility, HealthCare.gov premium tax credit, HHS 2026 poverty guidelines. See the methodology.