SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps)
SNAP ASSISTANCE
Seniors
living on a fixed income may be eligible for SNAP benefits. The
FoodSource Hotline can help with applications on the telephone. They
also assists current SNAP recipients with questions regarding their
cases as well as referrals for local emergency food resources.
The Food/Source Hotline is open
Monday–Friday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and
Saturday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.
The Food/Source Hotline phone number is 1-800-645-8333.
GOOD NEWS FOR SENIORS
Help is Available to Beat the High Cost of Food
If you are a low-income senior (age 60 or over), you may now qualify for food assistance through the SNAP Program, even if you own a home or a car or have savings. Thanks to new changes to the SNAP program, there is no asset limit for seniors whose incomes fall within certain guidelines (income from those assets may be counted); and other program improvements have increased benefits for thousands of households. (Seniors whose incomes fall above the guidelines may still be eligible, but their assets will be considered.)
New Asset Rules for Senior/Disabled Households
Household Size Monthly Gross Income Assets
1 Below $2,510 No Asset Limit
2 Below $3,407 No Asset Limit
SNAP eligibility is based on income and certain expenses. To find out if you are eligible, call Project Bread’s Hotline at
1-800-645-8333
Monday—Friday 8:00 AM–7:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM–2 PM.
The SNAP program is a nutrition assistance program designed to help individuals and families buy nutritious food when money’s tight.
- Keep
elderly family members independent. For the elderly, participation can
help improve nutritional status and well-being and increase
independence. Nine percent of participants are age 60 or older.
- By
receiving SNAP benefits you are not taking benefits away from another
person. Everyone who applies and is determined to be eligible by the
State/local eligibility worker will get SNAP benefits.
- While some receive $10.00, the average monthly food stamp benefit is about $86.00.
- In
June 2004, the food stamp program completed a transformation from paper
coupons to an electronic Benefit Card (EBT Card). Participants receive a
plastic EBT card (similar to a bank debit card) with the dollar amount
for which they are eligible each month.
The SNAP program generates economic activity.
- Every $4.00 in new SNAP benefits generates $9.20 in total community spending.
- Every additional dollars worth of SNAP benefits generates 17 to 47 cents of new spending on food.
- On average, $1 billion of retail food demand by SNAP recipients generates 3,300 farm jobs.
Call your local office to apply at 978-825-7300.
If you need assistance to apply, please call Sheila, Maryanne, Amber or Sandra at 978-531-2254.
Fill-able Print-able SNAP Application
Complete and print a fill-able application provided here. Please
note, the Adobe Acrobat Reader only allows you to view and print
fill-able PDF forms. It does not allow you to save the completed form to
your computer. Once you complete the application, make sure you print
it, sign it, and mail to: DTA P.O. Box 4406 Taunton, MA 02780-0420.
SNAP Benefits Application (English) Fill-able PDF Application Checklist page 12
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Arabic SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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French SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Haitian Creole SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Italian SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Khmer SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Korean SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Polish SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Portuguese SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Russian SNAP Benefits application (SNAPA-1)
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Spanish SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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Vietnamese SNAP Benefits Application (SNAPA-1)
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To help us determine your eligibility for SNAP benefits, you may be
asked to provide proofs (verifications) of certain statements you have
made. You may submit those proofs (verifications) by mailing or faxing
them to DTA. Here is the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Electronic Document Management (EDM) Mail/Fax Cover Sheet: (DTA EDM Mail/Fax Cover Sheet - ENGLISH)
