Texas keeps its resource limits tight. HHSC's 2026 guidance for nursing-facility and HCBS-waiver Medicaid sets the countable-resource ceiling at $2,000 for a single applicant and $3,000 when both spouses in a couple are applying. These figures cover countable resources specifically — plenty of household property is excluded from the count entirely (HHSC Appendix XII).
Among the exclusions HHSC lists: a Texas homestead, as long as the applicant intends to return to it; one vehicle, regardless of its value; and qualifying burial funds or life insurance up to $1,500 in face value, along with several other carve-outs. Whether a specific home qualifies for exclusion can hinge on facts like whether it's the applicant's principal residence and whether there's a genuine intent to return (HHSC Appendix XII).
Texas figures
- Individual resource limit
- $2,000
- Couple resource limit (both applying)
- $3,000
- Life insurance/burial fund exclusion
- $1,500 face value
Sources and official resources
- Texas HHSC MEPD Handbook: Appendix XII, Nursing Facility and HCBS Waiver Information
- CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.