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Sample Food Stamps/ SNAP Benefits for One and Two Person Elder/ Disabled Households (Charts and FAQ)
02/28/2010
At A Glance Charts on Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits for One and Two Person Elder/ Disabled Households With Unearned Income: Attached are two charts (and a FAQ) with some quick Food Stamps /SNAP benefit Read More
12/01/2009
Q. An individual came in to apply for benefits today. He is a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) who has been residing in the U.S. since 2007. Read More
11/23/2009
In a continuing effort to improve customer service, increase efficiency and relieve the burden on case managers, the Department has requested and received a waiver from USDA that allows case managers Read More
10/01/2009
DTA has copies of its SNAP/ Food Stamps application on the DTA website in serveral languages: English Spanish Portuguese There is also a "simplified" SNAP/ Food Stamps appl Read More
07/24/2009
Field Operations Memo 2009-38 transmitted procedures for assigning 24- month SNAP certification periods to households where all adult members are elderly/disabled. Read More
05/01/2009
Elders who are categorically eligible for SNAP according to gross income guidelines: assets not countable but interest on assets is countable as unearned income; dividend income must be verified; case Read More
02/20/2009
The Department provided a series of SNAP Refresher trainings to DMH case managers and provider staff in recent months. A number of questions were raised during the course of these regional trainings. Read More
10/07/2008
Seniors rising use of food stamps. Read More
09/17/2008
Attached are two brochures DTA recently created for distribution at the the Senior Benefits Expos, available in English and Spanish. Read More