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Title  | Date | ||
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 | CLE flier for Elders on Elimination of Food Stamp Asset Test 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. | 6/11/2008 | |
| Client legal education: Substance Abuse and Basic Benefits A series of questions and answers on benefits eligibility for persons with substance abuse histories including TAFDC and Food Stamp eligibility rules for persons with drug felony convictions, disability exemptions and good cause provisions. | 1/1/2002 | ||
 | Field Op 2004-15: DTA/DMR Food Stamp Outreach Inititative Obsoleted by FOM 2004-41. | 4/2/2004 | |
| | Field Op 2004-41: Processing Food Stamp Applications from Residents of Licensed Group Homes for the Blind/Disabled Over the past several months, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) in partnership with the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) has tested a simplified application process for residents of licensed group homes. Given the success of this initiative, DTA is now expanding this streamlined process to FS applications from residents of group homes licensed by any state agency in the Commonwealth. DTA is currently working with DMR and DMH licensed group homes. | 10/8/2004 | |
| | Field Op 2005-13: Processing DTA/DMH Food Stamp Applications Throughout the past year, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) in partnership with the Department of Mental Health (DMH) has tested a simplified application process for DMH clients. Beginning in March 2004, the Fitchburg TAO began receiving and processing FS applications from DMH clients in Western Massachusetts. Given the success of this initiative, DTA is now expanding this streamlined process to FS applications from DMH clients statewide. | 3/31/2005 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2008-14: Extending Food Stamp certification periods Instructs FS workers (aka AU managers) to give elder/disabled households 24 month certification periods, and all other households 12 month certification periods (with listed exceptions for expedited FS, transitional benefits (TBA), Bay State CAP. etc). For many households, this means less frequent reapplication forms, less frequent interviews, fewer trips to the DTA office. Households are still required to report changes (and provide relevant verifications) that affect benefit amount or eligibility, but they are not required to do a full case certification or interview. | 3/19/2008 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2008-19: Restoration of Monthly Migration Process for SSI/FS Households Approximately 9,000 SSI/ Food Stamp cases will be transferred to the Malden Centralized SSI Office. This will include Bay State Cap cases. | 4/4/2008 | |
| | FNS Guidance on Separate Household Status for Some Disabled Food Stamp Recipients On June 12th, 2006, USDA issued policy guidance clarifying that a disabled person may be considered a food stamp household separate from a person who resides with him or her and purchases and prepares food separately on the disabled person's behalf. The issue arose in litigation in Alabama. Attached is a copy of the recently issued USDA Guidance. | 6/12/2006 | |
| | Food Stamp application-- SSI households/individuals This FS application form is used by SSA District Offices for "pure" SSI households that do not qualify for Bay State CAP, or who wish to apply for regular food stamps to get expedited or higher FS benefits. SSA offices have an obligation to take FS applications "at any time" and not refer SSI applicants or recipients to the local DTA office. See 7 USC 2020(I). Manchaca v Chater, 927 F. Supp. 962 (E.D. Tex 1996), see also SSA Policy Operations manuarl, Section SI 01801.005. | 7/1/2007 | |
| | FYI DMR/DMH Group Home Case Processing Issues that arise in Food Stamp cases of recipients who live in group homes, including deduction of Food Stamp amount from net rent and notation of whether part of rent is attributed to heating expenses. | 9/25/2007 | |
| FYI: Administrative Fees for SSI/RSDI Representative Payees Some Food Stamp recipients on SSI/DDSI have representatives who charge fees for administering the benefits. In these cases, the portion of the benefits that go to pay these fees should be treated as noncountable income for Food Stamp purposes. | 9/22/2006 | ||
| | Hotline Focus - 6/06 Food Stamps transitional benefits allowance (TBA)-- what happens when TAFDC closed for not complying with work requirement; Food Stamps TBA for different TAFDC closing reasons; TBA FS for cases closed due to SSI; | 6/1/2006 | |
| | Hotline Focus for 06/99 TAFDC: Teen parent outreach service referrals; FS: how to treat conflicting information about SSI amounts; FS: SSI recoupment must be considered in determining income-- SSI recoupment is not treated the same as TAFDC sanctions for FS purposes; FS eligibility for refugees; TAFDC: recipient may be eligible for DV waivers even if batterer is in prison. | 6/1/1999 | |
| | Hotline Focus for 08/97 EBT issues; child care for family cap children; summer child care for school-age children; NPA Food Stamps exclusion of vehicle used by disabled household member. | 8/1/1997 | |
| | Hotline Focus for 12/98 FS: sorting out conflicting SSI amounts. | 12/1/1998 | |
| | SSI Reapplication for Food Stamps (SSI-FSP-1) Form for recertification of Food Stamps for people receiving Food Stamps through the Social Security Administration. | 6/18/2008 | |
