The 2019 TAFDC Advocacy Guide

ALERT: Many of the rules in the TAFDC/EAEDC Advocacy Guide do NOT apply during the pandemic. Please go to the following COVID-19 & DTA benefits page: https://www.masslegalservices.org/DTA-COVID-19 until further notice for more information about changes.

An Advocate's Guide to the Massachusetts Welfare Rules for Families

By Deborah Harris, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, December 2019 Edition

As described by MCLE:

Using a simple question-and-answer format, this handbook guides advocates through the maze of TAFDC rules and regulations that govern the requirements for eligibility, benefits, applications, and proofs. Special advocacy reminders and citations to sources provide technical and legal information about the state's welfare programs for families.

Download a PDF of the December 2019 Guide (free)

Purchase a bound copy the December 2019 Guide from MCLE ($12.95)

Read the December 2019 Guide Online (with live links to the documents referenced in the Guide)