B-6200, Financial Management
Revision 25-4; Effective Dec. 1, 2025
If a person does not report a bank account, trust fund or similar account on Form H1200, Application for Assistance – Your Texas Benefits , or other application for assistance, ask the person or the authorized representative to explain how the person's financial affairs are handled. This includes determining who:
cashes the checks and where;
pays the bills and how; and
keeps the money and how the funds are kept.
If the person reveals earlier unreported liquid resources, request verification to determine:
the value;
ownership; and
accessibility per the requirements for the resource involved.
Note: For AVS-applicable types of assistance (TOAs), review the Asset Verification System (AVS) response before requesting more information from the person.
Sources for verifying financial management are as follows:
Statements from the applicant and the person who handles the applicant's funds.
Statement from a knowledgeable third party such as an administrator or bookkeeper in the facility who knows how the applicant receives benefit payments and pays the bills.
Information received through AVS.
Use Appendix XVI, Documentation and Verification Guide , for sources of required verifications.
Document the following information in the case record:
Where checks are cashed and how bills are paid.
Who handles the person's checks, pays the person's bills and maintains the person's money.
How much money, if any, the person or anyone else keeps.
How much has accumulated.
Source of information.
Note: If the person's bank account is dormant, financial management must be verified and documented. For applications, explore financial management if a reported account does not show activity during the month of application and the month before.