Activities Meeting the Work Program RequirementCase managers are reminded that the following activities (either alone or in combination with otheractivities) can be used to meet the client’s TAF Read More

Purpose of Memo:The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 17, 2010. Read More

If you have any questions on this column or other policy and procedural material, please have your Hotline designee call the Policy Hotline at 617-348-8478.Q. Read More

Q. My SNAP client is self-employed. How do I verify his earnings?A. Read More

Q. Can the cost of a cell phone be considered a utility allowance deduction in SNAP?A. Yes. The cost of a cell phone can be considered the basic service for one telephone.Q. Read More

USDA guidance stating that AmeriCorps payments are excluded from income for Food Stamp purposes. Read More

Overview In January, Field Operations Memo 2010-2 informed TAOs that the ARRA $25 weekly unemployment compensation (UC) payment would be excluded from the calculation of income and resources for SN Read More

From the Hotline If you have any questions on this column or other policy and procedural material, please have your Hotline designee call the Policy Hotline at 617-348-8478. Q. Read More

Clients who are participating in a Section 8 Homeownership Program use their Section 8 vouchers each month to help pay their mortgage. Read More

If a Food Stamps assistance unit (AU) is certified as a USR (Universal Semiannual Reporting) AU. Read More