StateGC4 · Financial Resources
Texas tax relief relevant to caregiver households, including no state property tax, residence homestead exemptions, additional school-district exemptions for...
Tax Credit
Coverage: Texas
Programs worth checking in Texas
Our records list 8 programs with declared coverage in Texas, plus 82 federal programs to check. Each one links to what to ask and the official path. Checking is yours; the eligibility decision is the program’s.
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Programs available in Texas
StateGC3 · Housing & Environment
Texas's state implementation of SNAP provides food benefits for eligible low-income households. For caregiver households, this record captures the state SNAP...
In-Kind
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resources
The Texas STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver (1915(c)) provides home and community-based services to Medicaid-eligible adults 21 and older who have physical disabilities ...
ServicesCash Stipend
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial ResourcesGC5 · Navigation
Community First Choice (CFC) is a Medicaid state plan benefit that provides personal assistance, habilitation, and emergency response services to individuals...
ServicesJob ProtectionInformation
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resources
Texas Community First Choice (CFC) is a 1915(k) Medicaid state plan option providing personal assistance and habilitation services to eligible Medicaid membe...
ServicesCash Stipend
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Health
Texas Lifespan Respite / Take Time Texas is a Texas HHS-hosted respite access and provider-search pathway for family and informal caregivers seeking temporar...
Services
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC3 · Housing & EnvironmentGC5 · Navigation
Texas caregivers can use Texas Health and Human Services Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Area Agencies on Aging, Take Time Texas, and 2-1-1 Texas to f...
InformationServices
Coverage: Texas
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC5 · NavigationGC6 · Emotional Wellbeing
Texas caregivers of Veterans can access VA caregiver support through Houston, North Texas, and other VA caregiver support teams, including help finding VA ca...
InformationServices
Coverage: Texas
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Federal programs to check
Federal program rules can differ by location. Confirm coverage for Texas on each official source.
- ABLE Accounts (IRC §529A)Tax Credit · In-Kind
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) / No Wrong Door SystemInformation · Services
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)Tax Credit
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)Coverage
- Credit for Other Dependents ($500 nonrefundable — ODC)Tax Credit
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Tax Credit
- Eldercare LocatorInformation
- FCC Lifeline ProgramIn-Kind
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Job Protection
- FMLA Military Caregiver LeaveJob Protection
- CMS GUIDE Model (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience)Services · Information
- Medicaid HCBS Waivers (Home and Community-Based Services)Services
- Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (IL-OIB)Services · Information
- Dependent Care FSA / Employer Dependent Care Assistance Program (IRC §129)Tax Credit
- Medical Expense Deduction for Caregiving Costs (IRC §213)Tax Credit
- IRC §3504 Fiscal/Employer Agent Rules (FMS Legal Framework)Information
- IRS Notice 2014-7 — Difficulty-of-Care Income ExclusionTax Credit
- Lifespan Respite Care ProgramServices
- LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)In-Kind
- MedicaidCoverage
- Medicaid §1915(i) HCBS State Plan OptionServices
- Medicaid Self-Directed ServicesServices · Cash Stipend
- NFCSP (National Family Caregiver Support Program)Services · Information
- OAA Title III-B Supportive Services (Area Agencies on Aging)Services
- OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services (Meals on Wheels / Congregate Meals)In-Kind
- OAA Title VI Parts A/B — Tribal Nutrition and Supportive ServicesServices · In-Kind
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (OAA Title VII)Services · Information
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)Services · Coverage
- Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF, Title IV-B Subpart 2)Services
- Centers for Independent Living (Rehabilitation Act Title VII)Services · Information
- 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineInformation · Services
- SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)Services · Information
- Section 45S Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical LeaveWage Replacement
- SHIP — State Health Insurance Assistance ProgramInformation
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)In-Kind
- Social Security Child's / Disabled Adult Child (DAC) and Survivor BenefitsCash Stipend
- SSA Representative Payee ProgramInformation
- SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)Cash Stipend
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income)Cash Stipend
- USDA Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans and GrantsCash Stipend · In-Kind
- VA Community Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)Services
- VA Aid & Attendance Pension SupplementCash Stipend
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- VA Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)Services
- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide (H/HHA) CareServices
- VA Housebound Pension AllowanceCash Stipend
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)Services · Information
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)In-Kind
- CFPB Managing Someone Else's Money GuidesInformation
- CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)Coverage · Services
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) [MERGED — see cdctc]Tax Credit
- Medicaid While Working (Section 1619(b)) - 2026 UpdatesCoverage
- Medicare - 2026 Premium UpdatesCoverage
- Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) [MERGED — see guide-model]Services
- Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Model [MERGED — see guide-model]Services · Information
- Payroll Information Exchange (PIE)Information
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) - 2026 UpdatesCash Stipend · Coverage
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - 2026 UpdatesCash Stipend
- AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion ProgramServices
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)Services
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)Information · Services
- Title IV-E Kinship Navigator ProgramInformation · Services
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care RespiteServices
- Veterans-Directed Care (VDC) ProgramCash Stipend · Services
- Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI)Services · Information
- CCDF Child Care Subsidies (Child Care and Development Fund)In-Kind · Cash Stipend
- Head StartServices
- HUD Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP)In-Kind
- HUD ROSS Service Coordinators (Elderly and Persons with Disabilities)Services · Information
- Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing DemonstrationServices · In-Kind
- OBBBA Standalone HCBS Waiver (Non-Institutional LOC, 2028)Services
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramCoverage
- TANF Child-Only Grants for Kinship CaregiversCash Stipend
- TEFRA / Katie Beckett Medicaid OptionCoverage · Services
- Unemployment Insurance — Caregiver Good-Cause Quit ProtectionsWage Replacement
- CMS Financial Alignment Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Program (ALN 93.634)Services · Information
- CSBG (Community Services Block Grant)Services
- Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)Information · Services
- Medicaid Work Requirement Caregiver Exemption (OBBBA Community Engagement Rules)Coverage
- Medicare Payment for Family Caregiver TrainingServices · Information
- Social Services Block Grant (Title XX)Services
- Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP)Cash Stipend · Coverage
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