# Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.003: AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.003
- **Heading:** AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003

## Text

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the determination of the amount of financial assistance to be granted for the support of a dependent child. The amount granted, when combined with the income and other resources available for the child's support, must be sufficient to provide the child with a subsistence compatible with decency and health.

(b) In considering the amount of income or other resources available to a child or a relative claiming financial assistance on the child's behalf, the commission shall also consider reasonable expenses attributable to earning the income. The commission may permit all or part of the earned or other income to be set aside for the future identifiable needs of the child, subject to limitations prescribed by the executive commissioner.

(c) The commission's agents employed in the region or county in which the dependent child resides shall determine the amount to be paid in accordance with the rules promulgated by the executive commissioner.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.001 § 31.001. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.001.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.002 § 31.002. DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.002.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.003 § 31.003. AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.003.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.004 § 31.004. FOSTER CARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.004.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.005 § 31.005. DEPENDENT CHILD RESIDING WITH RELATIVES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.005.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.006 § 31.006. WELFARE AND RELATED SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.006.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.007 § 31.007. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.007.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.008 § 31.008. COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.008.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.010 § 31.010. SUPPORT SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.010.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.012 § 31.012. MANDATORY WORK OR PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.012.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.015 § 31.015. HEALTHY MARRIAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.015.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.016 § 31.016. SERVICE REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.016.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.017 § 31.017. HEALTHY MARRIAGES AND STRONG FAMILIES GRANT PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.017.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.018 § 31.018. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY PROGRAM FUNDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C31_S31.018.md)

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