2024 SNAP Advocacy Guide

Date:
Author:
MLRI

An Advocate's Guide to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Massachusetts

By Patricia Baker and Victoria Negus, January 2024 Edition

An indispensable handbook for all who need to know about the SNAP program in Massachusetts. The SNAP Advocacy Guide provides practical information about how and where to apply, who is eligible, and how to appeal a denial or termination. 

Organized for quick reference, the Guide takes advocates step-by-step through the financial eligibility rules, household composition rules, immigrant eligibility, and more. It provides legal and technical information about the program, including detailed references to DTA regulations and procedural materials, USDA regulations where relevant. The Guide includes updated SNAP benefits charts, sample advocacy forms and a cross walk chart to policy guidance in DTA's BEACON Online Guide.

 

 

 

Attachment Size
2024 SNAP Advocacy Guide FULL_FINAL_1-31-24.pdf (2.78 MB) 2.78 MB