A-1260, Documentation Requirements

Revision 21-2; Effective April 1, 2021

TANF, SNAP, Children on TP 32 and Children on TP 56

Documentation is required for the following:

  • to indicate whether a resource is countable or exempt and explain if it is questionable;
    Note: For SNAP, this requirement applies only to vehicles and liquid resources.
  • calculations used to determine the equity value for resources with allowable deductions;
  • the total value of countable resources;
  • the dates and amounts of any resources received while the EDG is active;
  • the facts surrounding a transfer of resources;
  • how resources were verified and the date of verification;
  • that information was provided to a sponsored alien who meets the indigent criteria about the requirement to report the alien’s sponsor to USCIS for failure to give support and if the alien chose to have the sponsor’s resources deemed instead;
    Note: Does not apply to children on TP 32.
  • the type of any retirement account, plan, or education tuition savings plan, or any combination, and the Internal Revenue Code provision under which the plan was established; and
  • the source used to verify the death of an alien's sponsor.

TANF, Children on TP 32 and Children on TP 56

Document the good faith effort to sell real property and the:

  • reason for exempting the property; and
  • household's efforts to sell it.

TANF

Documentation is required for the following:

  • the months of the six-month period that the earnings of a new spouse of a TANF recipient will be excluded as a liquid resource;
  • the amount of the earnings of the new spouse of a TANF recipient that will be excluded as a liquid resource; and
  • the reason for not pursuing a legally entitled resource per policy.

TANF and SNAP

Document the facts about a transfer of resources per policy.

Related Policy

Requirement to Pursue Resources, A-1211 
Transferring Resources, A-1212 
Documentation, C-940
The Texas Works Documentation Guide