Field Ops Memo 2008-25: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNA) OBSOLETE

Obsoleted by Field Ops Memo 2010-18. 

In an effort to improve the nutritional status of working families and to increase the amount of services available to them, the Department has developed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNA) program. SNA is a work incentive benefit provided to families in receipt of Non-Public Assistance (NPA) food stamps who meet SNA program requirements. A benefit of $7.00 a month will be issued in addition to the regular food stamp benefits for each month the family meets the eligibility criteria of the SNA program, or until the SNA program is terminated (see 106 CMR 705.250).   Effective May 01, 2008 approximately 14,000 households will begin receiving the SNA benefit. BEACON will automatically issue SNA benefits retroactive to October 2007 for each month the household was actively receiving NPA food stamps and met SNA program requirements.