Pamphlet covers basic rights to apply, to get help with verifications, rights to privacy, challenge a denial. Includes citations to state food stamp regulations.

Updated and revised a child care deduction /food stamp flier for your clients, reflecting the federal Farm Bill's uncapping of the deduction and DTA's acceptance of self-declared expenses.

Attached is a flier - jointly developed by DTA and MLRI - targeted for elders and which announces the new food stamp rules effective June 9th. A separate flier is being developed specific to persons with disabilities. Although elimination of the asset test affects all FS households (with the exception of certain households under sanction), this flier is designed for elder households who have low participation in the FS program and may be discouraged by the asset questions on the application.

Flyer explaining that Food Stamp work and time limit rules do not apply to many MA residents now.

MLRI advocacy manual written in Q&A format.

Basic rules on food stamp benefits for individuals, ages 18 to 50, without children.

To help your clients INCREASE their monthly food stamps (and to encourage more 
households to apply and get higher benefits), attached are TWO client fliers 
with sample forms to claim these deductions.

USDA has just issued a new, attractive Food Stamp brochure in Spanish and English for food stamp outreach - PDF attached. It includes specific information regarding immigrant status, public charge and ineligible immigrants applying for eligible members. If you use this brochure, please note that the gross income test in Massachusetts is HIGHER for families with children who are categorically eligible (200% of the FPL and not 130%).