If you download, print and complete a paper form, please mail or take it to your local Social Security office or the office that requested it from you.
To request a different Social Security number, contact your local Social Security office for an in-person appointment.
Texas Community Care for Aged/Disabled: Non-Medicaid Services for the Elderly Individuals must be residents of Texas. Individual must be 18+ years old. Monthly income cannot exceed three times the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment. Assets and resources (as of 2018) for a single individual cannot exceed $5,000.
Eligibility Guidelines In order to qualify for IH/FSP, Texas residents must be over 4 years old. They must have a physical disability, as determined by a medical doctor, which functionally limits their ability to live independently. However, the majority of grants are given to persons 65 years and older.
Texas' In-Home and Family Support Program (IH/FSP) is also referred as the Community Services IHFS Grant. These grants are intended to provide support to physically disabled individuals who do not also have intellectual disabilities in the interest of preserving their independence.