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Earned Income Tax Credit Questions and Answers from the IRS
01/26/2012 IRS

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Earned Income Tax Credit
01/26/2012 CBPP

A brochure in 21 languages explaining the federal EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) is available at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities website at: http://eitcoutreach.org/category/outr Read More

Massachusetts Section 1115 Waiver Request for Welfare Reform
03/31/1995 Mass. Executive office of Health and Human Services

Massachusetts' welfare reform waiver request, submitted to the federal government on March 31, 1995. Read More

Ops Memo 2012-06: SNAP: Asset Limit Increase for Elderly/Disabled Households
01/23/2012 DTA

Pursuant to the 2008 Farm Bill, the asset limit for SNAP households that include an elderly (age 60 or older) or disabled member has increased from $3,000 to $3,250. Read More

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