Section 705.250 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance(A)Requirements. The Department provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNA) benefits to certain households receiving Non-public Assistance (NPA) SNAP benefits. These households must meet the criteria 106 CMR 705.250(A)(1) through (4) to be eligible:(1) receive NPA SNAP benefits, this is met once the household has received its first cyclical month's issuance;(2) be categorically eligible for TANF assistance (see106 CMR 365.180(A)(4)(a) through (c) );(3) contain no household member who is an active TAFDC client; and(4) contain at least one parent or caretaker relative who is working and who is a citizen or meets the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430 as follows: (a) for a single-parent or caretaker-relative household, the parent or caretaker relative must be working: (i) at least 30 hours per week, if the household does not contain a child younger than six years old; or(ii) at least 20 hours per week, if the household contains a child younger than six years old;(b) for a household that contains two parents or two caretaker relatives:(i) if one of the parents or caretaker relatives is not a citizen and does not meet the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status, the parent or caretaker relative, who is a citizen or meets the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status, must be working at least 30 hours per week; or(ii) if one of the parents or caretaker relatives is disabled, either parent or caretaker relative, who is a citizen or meets the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status, must be working at least 30 hours per week;(c) for a household with two parents:(i) if both parents are citizens or meet the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status; and(ii) if neither parent is disabled, at least one parent must be working at least 30 hours per week and the combined work hours for both parents must be at least 55 hours per week; or(d) for a household with two caretaker relatives:(i) if both caretaker relatives are citizens or meet the noncitizen requirements provided in 106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status, and(ii) if neither caretaker relative is disabled, at least one caretaker relative must be working at least 30 hours per week. Eligibility for these benefits will be determined on a monthly basis and may be subject to a maximum income level as determined by the Department.
(B)Available Benefits. SNA benefits are subject to appropriation and will be in an amount determined by the Department.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1360, eff. 3/9/2018.