106 CMR 364.00 — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: determining household eligibility and benefit level

106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE 106 CMR 364.000:SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: DETERMINING HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT LEVEL Section 364.050: Introduction 364.100: Month of Application 364.110: Initial Applications 364.120: Recertifications 364.200: Determining Assets 364.300: Determining Income 364.310: Income Anticipated in the Certification Period 364.320: Anticipating Income 364.330: Income Counted in the Month Received 364.340: Income Averaging 364.350: Determining Income for Special Situation Households 364.360: Child Support Income Counted in the Month after Receipt 364.370: Determining Eligibility Based on Gross Income 364.400: Determining Deductions 364.410: Determining Deductible Expenses 364.420: Anticipating Expenses 364.430: Expenses Deducted in the Month Due 364.440: Averaging Expenses 364.450: Verification of Deductible Expenses at Initial Certification 364.500: Determining Net Income 364.550: Determining Eligibility Based on Net Income 364.600: Determining the Benefit Level 364.650: Prorating Initial Month's Benefits 364.700: Assigning Certification Periods 364.710: Household Certification Periods 364.810: Notice of Eligibility 364.820: Notice of Pending/Denial 364.830: Notice of Increase 364.840: Notice of SNAP Termination 364.850: Using the Change Report Form 364.860: Notice of Adverse Action 364.870: Unintentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter 364.880: Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter 364.895: Notice of Restoration of Lost Benefits 364.900: Delivery of Benefits 364.910: Benefit Access Cards 364.945: The Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) 364.946: Disaster SNAP Maximum Gross Monthly Income and Asset Standard 364.950: Maximum Gross Monthly Income Standards 364.970: Maximum Allowable Monthly Net Income Standards 364.975: Standards for Special Circumstances Involving an Elderly and Disabled Individual 364.976: Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Income Standards 364.980: SNAP Issuance Tables 364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table

106 CMR 364.00 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: determining household eligibility and benefit level

364.050 Introduction

364.050: Introduction When the Department receives a complete application, including all required verification and documentation, the case manager must determine if the household is eligible to participate in SNAP. For eligible households, the benefit level is the monthly allotment or amount of SNAP benefits the household is eligible to receive.

364.100 Month of Application

364.100: Month of Application The month of application is the month in which the household applies. Generally, the month of application will be the first month of the household's certification period. (Mass. Register #1472 6/24/22)

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364.110 Initial Applications

364.110: Initial Applications For most households submitting an initial application, eligibility will be based on the household's circumstances for the entire month of application. (A) If the worker finds a household ineligible for the month of application, but eligible in the following month(s) because of anticipated changes, the same application shall be used to deny benefits for the month of application and to approve benefits for the following month(s). In this situation, the household does not have to reapply to receive benefits for the month(s) following the month of application. The worker will use the month of ineligibility, however, as the first month of the household's certification period. (B) If the Department finds a household eligible for the month of application, but ineligible in the following month because of anticipated changes, the household shall be paid benefits for the month of application even if the benefit is not issued until the following month. (C) If the Department finds that an eligible household's benefit amount for the month of the application is different from the household's benefit amount in the following month(s) because of anticipated changes, the Department shall issue the correct benefit amount for each of the certification months, even if the amount is different each month. The household may also elect to have its income averaged over the certification period.

364.120 Recertifications

364.120: Recertifications Eligibility for recertifications shall be based on the household's circumstances anticipated for the certification period starting the month after the current certification period ends. If an application for recertification is submitted after the certification period ends, that application shall be considered an initial application and benefits for that month shall be prorated in accordance with 106 CMR 364.650. If the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period but is found ineligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then the first month of any subsequent participation shall be considered the initial month of the new certification period. Conversely, if the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period and is found eligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then that month shall not be considered the initial month. Any household that receives a Notice of Expiration at the time of or prior to recertification, as discussed in 106 CMR 366.310: Notification to Recertify, shall not be subject to proration for the first month of its new certification period if the deadline for filing an application for recertification falls after the end of their current certification period. If a household is requested in writing to provide missing verifications by a specified date (at least ten calendar days after the request) that is beyond its current certification period, and provides the required verifications and is otherwise eligible, the household will not be subject to proration for the first month of its new certification period.

364.200 Determining Assets

364.200: Determining Assets If subject to the asset test, the household's assets at the time of the initial interview shall be used to determine the household's eligibility. (See 106 CMR 363.000 through 363.150).

364.300 Determining Income

364.300: Determining Income All income received or anticipated to be received during the certification period must be considered when determining the household's eligibility and benefit level. The worker will determine the household's monthly countable income.

364.310 Income Anticipated in the Certification Period

364.310: Income Anticipated in the Certification Period To determine a household's eligibility and benefit level, the Department shall count the income already received by the household during the certification period and any anticipated income the household and the Department are reasonably certain will be received during the remainder of the certification period. If the amount of income or timing of the income receipt is uncertain, that portion of the household's income shall not be counted.

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364.310: continued For example, a household anticipating income from a new source, such as a new job or a recent application for public assistance benefits may be uncertain as to the timing and amount of the initial payment. The Department will not anticipate these monies as countable income unless there is reasonable certainty of the amount of the payment and the month the income will be received. If the exact amount of the income is not known, only that portion anticipated with reasonable certainty will be considered income. Where receipt of income is reasonably certain but the monthly amount may fluctuate, the household may choose to have their income averaged.

364.320 Anticipating Income

364.320: Anticipating Income Income received during the previous four consecutive weeks shall be used as an indicator of anticipated income. If income fluctuates to the extent that a consecutive four week period alone cannot provide an accurate indication of anticipated income, the Department and the household may use a longer period of past time (e.g., eight weeks) as an indicator of future income. The Department shall not automatically attribute to the household the amounts of any past income, nor shall it use past income as an indicator of anticipated income when changes in income have occurred or can be anticipated during the certification period. (A) Income from Steady Employment. The four consecutive weeks prior to initial certification or prior to the recertification date shall be used as an indication of anticipated income in the month of application and subsequent months, unless: (1) the household can verify that a change in income has occurred; (2) the Department and the household are reasonably certain that an income change will occur; or (3) some other method is used to determine income as provided in 106 CMR 364.320(B) and (C) and 364.340. (B) Income from Hourly and Piecework Employment. When income is received on an hourly wage or piece work basis, weekly income may fluctuate if the wage earner works less than eight hours some days or is required to work overtime on others. In this case, the Department should consult with the household to determine the "normal" amount of income to be expected as a result of one week's work. This amount should be used to determine monthly income. (C) Income from Seasonal Employment. In cases where the household's income is seasonal, the Department may use the income from the most recent earning season that is comparable to the certification period, rather than the four consecutive weeks prior to the application/ recertification date as an indicator of anticipated income. The Department shall exercise particular caution in using income from a past season as an indicator of income for the certification period, as income may also fluctuate from one season to the same season in the following year.

364.330 Income Counted in the Month Received

364.330: Income Counted in the Month Received Income anticipated during the certification period shall be counted as income only in the month it is expected to be received, unless the income is averaged. Nonrecurring lump sum payments are counted as an asset in the month received and not counted as income.

364.340 Income Averaging

364.340: Income Averaging In some cases income averaging is required. In other cases, the household may elect to average fluctuating income over the certification period. For destitute households as defined by 106 CMR 365.810(B), income shall not be averaged. Whenever a full month's income is anticipated but is received on a weekly or biweekly basis, the Department shall convert the income to a monthly amount by multiplying weekly amounts by 4.333 and biweekly amounts by 2.167.

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364.340: continued (A) Mandatory Income Averaging. (1) Annual Income in Shorter Period. Households that earn their annual income in a period of time shorter than one year shall have their income averaged over a 12 month period, unless the income is received on an hourly or piecework basis. These households may include school employees, share croppers, farmers and other self-employed households, but not migrant or seasonal farm workers. For a detailed discussion of self-employed households, see 106 CMR 365.900: Households with Income from Self-employment. (2) Educational Grants, etc. Households receiving scholarships, deferred education loans, or other educational grants shall have such income, after exclusions, averaged over the period for which they were provided. See 106 CMR 365.700 Students for a detailed discussion of student households. (B) Optional Income Averaging. Households, except destitute households as defined by 106 CMR 365.810(B): Destitute (Migrant) Household, may choose to have their income averaged over the certification period. The number of months used to arrive at the average monthly income need not be the same as the number of months in the certification period. For example, if fluctuating income over the previous three months is known and it is reasonably certain that this income is representative of the fluctuations anticipated in the coming months, the income from the three known months may be averaged over a certification period of longer than three months. (C) Assistance Payments. Households receiving state or federal assistance payments, such as TAFDC, EAEDC, SSI, or Social Security payments, on a recurring, monthly basis shall not have their monthly average income from these sources fluctuate merely because mailing cycles may cause two payments to be received in one month and none in the next month. (D) Withheld Wages. Wages held at the request of the employee shall be considered income to the household in the month the wages would otherwise have been paid to the employee. However, wages held by the employer as a general practice, even if in violation of law, shall not be counted as income to the household, unless the household anticipates that it will ask for and receive an advance, or the household anticipates that it will receive income from previously held wages not previously counted as income by the Department. When reasonably anticipated, advances on wages shall count as income in the month received.

364.350 Determining Income for Special Situation Households

364.350: Determining Income for Special Situation Households Determining income for PA households, categorically eligible households, student households, striker households, households with income from self-employment and other households with special circumstances is discussed in 106 CMR 365.000: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Special Situation Households. 364.360 Child Support Income Counted in the Month after Receipt Households with a TAFDC household member that receives a child support payment of up to $50 monthly as a TAFDC Related Benefit from the DOR Child Support Enforcement Division as provided in 106 CMR 705.900: Maximum $50 Support Payment, shall have the payment used in the calculation of benefits for the month after receipt.

364.370 Determining Eligibility Based on Gross Income

364.370: Determining Eligibility Based on Gross Income Households must meet the applicable gross income standard, except for households containing elderly or disabled members meeting the requirements of 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals or public assistance categorically eligible households, in accordance with 106 CMR 365.180: Categorically Eligible Assistance Units. SNAP-only TANF Services categorically eligible households must meet the gross income standard at 106 CMR 364.976. Non categorically-eligible households must meet the gross income standard at 106 CMR 364.950. The household's gross income minus the exclusions listed in 106 CMR 363.230: Excluded Income must be compared to the appropriate maximum gross monthly income standard for the household size in accordance with 106 CMR 364.950 and 364.976. If this countable gross income is greater than the standard, the household is ineligible. If the countable gross income is equal to or less than the standard, the household's net income eligibility must be determined in accordance with 106 CMR 364.550.

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364.370: continued Net income in accordance with 106 CMR 364.550 is the sole basis of eligibility for households with an elderly or disabled member who meet the above requirement and are not categorically eligible as provided in 106 CMR 365.180: Categorically Eligible Assistance Units.

364.400 Determining Deductions

364.400: Determining Deductions There are seven deductions from income. No other deductions are allowed. (A) Standard Deduction. The standard deduction varies according to household size. No household receives more than the standard deduction for a household size of six. The standard deductions are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. Paper copies are available upon request. (B) Earned Income Deduction. 20% of gross monthly earned income is allowed as a deduction. No additional deductions from earned income shall be made. Excluded earned income and any portion of income earned under a wage supplementation or support program attributable to public assistance shall not be allowed as a deduction. This deduction shall not be allowed in determining an overissuance if the household fails to report earned income in a timely manner and the failure to report the income is the basis for the claim. (C) Excess Medical Deduction. A household that includes an elderly or disabled individual, as defined in 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals, is allowed a medical deduction when the elderly or disabled individual incurs monthly unreimbursed medical expenses above $35 a month. No other household members are eligible for this deduction, unless they are also elderly or disabled. Special diets are not an allowable medical expense. The amount of the allowable deduction is based on the amount verified, in accordance with 106 CMR 364.450(A). The following deductions are allowed: Medical Expense VerifiedAmount of Deduction $35/month or under$0 Over $35.00 to $190/month$155 Medical Expense VerifiedAmount of Deduction Over $190/month Actual amount over $35 Allowable medical expenses include: (1) Medical and dental care, including psychotherapy and rehabilitation services provided by a licensed practitioner or other qualified health professional; 2) Hospitalization (inpatient or outpatient) or nursing home care in a State-recognized facility and nursing care. Payments made by the household for someone who was a SNAP household member immediately before entering a hospital or nursing home are an allowable deduction under 106 CMR 364.400(C); (3) Over-the-counter medical medication, including insulin, when approved by a licensed practitioner or other qualified health professional; and the cost of medical supplies, sickroom equipment (including rental) or other prescribed equipment; (4) The cost of prescription drugs prescribed by a licensed practitioner, including the cost of postage and delivery for mail order medications and/or medical supplies; (5) Health and hospitalization insurance policy premiums. The premiums for health and accident policies payable in lump sum settlements for death or dismemberment and the premiums for income maintenance policies such as those that continue mortgage and loan payments while the beneficiary is disabled are not deductible; (6) Medicare premiums and co-payments; (7) Any cost-sharing or spend-down expenses incurred by MassHealth recipients; (8) Dental services, dentures, dental adhesives, hearing aids and batteries, and prosthetics; (9) Securing and maintaining a Seeing Eye dog, hearing dog or service animal, including the cost of food and veterinarian bills; (10) Eye glasses, contact lenses, lens supplies and other vision aids or treatments prescribed by a physician skilled in eye disease or by an optometrist;

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364.400: continued (11) Reasonable cost of public or private transportation and lodging to obtain medical treatment, medications, medical supplies or services. The allowable rate for transportation shall be the federal mileage reimbursement rate; and (12) Maintaining an attendant, homemaker, home health aide, housekeeper or child care services which are necessary due to age, infirmity, or illness. When these services can qualify as either a medical or a dependent care deduction, the expense is treated as a medical deduction. In addition to the actual expense of these services, an amount equal to a one-person SNAP benefit allotment shall be deducted if the household furnishes a majority of meals to the individual providing the service. The allotment for this meal-related deduction is that in effect at the time the household is given the deduction. If the allotment amount changes during a certification period, the total deduction amount must be updated to reflect the new allotment amount no later than the household's next scheduled recertification. (D) Dependent Care Deduction. The actual costs of the care of a child or other dependent necessary for a household member to search for, accept or continue employment, comply with the SNAP Employment & Training Program requirements found at 106 CMR 362.310: SNAP Employment and Training Program, or to attend training or education preparatory to employment are deductible. (E) Child Support Deduction. Legally obligated child support payments paid by a household member to or for a non-household member, which are verified in accordance with 106 CMR 361.610(J): Legal Obligation and Actual Child Support Payments, are allowed as a deduction. Households that fail or refuse to obtain necessary verification of their legal obligation or of their child support payments shall have their eligibility and benefit level determined without consideration of this deduction. Legally obligated child support payments paid by a household member to a third party (e.g., a landlord or utility company) on behalf of the non-household member in accordance with the support order shall be included as part of the child support deduction. Payments that are made by the household to obtain health insurance for their children shall also be included as part of the child support deduction. The Department shall allow a deduction for amounts paid toward arrearages, even for households without a payment history. Alimony payments made to or for a non-household member shall not be included in the child support deduction. (F) Homeless Shelter/Utility Deduction. (1) Households in which all members are homeless and reside in a homeless facility, as defined by 106 CMR 360.030, that incur or reasonably expect to incur any shelter and/or utility expenses during a month shall be eligible for the homeless shelter/utility deduction. The homeless shelter/utility deduction amount is posted at www.mass.gov/dta. This amount is indexed to inflation and will be adjusted by the United States Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutrition Service (USDA/FNS). (2) Households in which all members are homeless and reside in the home of another that incur or reasonably expect to incur any shelter and/or utility expenses during a month shall also be eligible for the homeless shelter/utility deduction. Households that receive this deduction are not entitled to either the shelter deduction provided at 106 CMR 364.400(G) or the Standard Utility Allowance provided at 106 CMR 364.400(G)(2) since the homeless shelter/utility deduction already includes both shelter and utility costs. (3) Households in which all members are homeless and reside in the home of another in accordance with 106 CMR 360.030 that verify shelter and/or utility expenses greater than the homeless shelter/utility deduction shall be eligible for both the shelter deduction and the applicable Standard Utility Allowance. (G) Shelter Deduction. A deduction is allowed for monthly shelter expenses and utility costs in excess of 50% of the household's income after all the above deductions have been allowed. This shelter deduction amount is posted at www.mass.gov/dta. Paper copies are available upon request. This limit on the shelter deduction amount does not apply if the household contains a member who is elderly or disabled in accordance with 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals.

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364.400: continued (1) Shelter Expenses. (a) Continuing charges for the shelter occupied by the household, including rent and mortgage payments, or other continuing charges leading to the ownership of shelter, such as loan repayments for the purchase of a mobile home, including interest on such payments, or condominium fees;

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364.400: continued (b) Property taxes, state and local assessments, and insurance on the structure itself, but not the separate expense of insuring furniture or personal belongings; (c) Shelter expenses as described in 106 CMR 364.400(G)(1)(a) and (b) for a home not actually occupied by the household because of employment or training away from home, illness, or abandonment of the home due to natural disaster or casualty loss. Shelter expenses for a vacated home shall be included in the shelter deduction if the household intends to return to the home, the current occupants of the home, if any, are not claiming a shelter deduction for SNAP purposes, and the home is not leased or rented during the absence of the household; (d) One-time deposits shall not be included as shelter costs; and (e) Charges for repair of a home substantially damaged in a natural disaster such as a fire or flood are allowed as a shelter deduction unless the repair charge has been, or will be reimbursed by private or public relief agencies, insurance companies or any other source. (2) Utility Costs. A household that incurs utility costs separately and apart from its rent or mortgage is eligible for a utility allowance. A standard utility allowance (SUA) will be used in calculating the Shelter Deduction for the household, even in the event that actual expenses exceed the mandated amount. The applicable SUA will be determined based on the type of utility costs incurred by the household. There are three SUAs. The SUA amounts are listed at 106 CMR 364.945. Only one of the following SUAs applies to any household based on the type of utility costs incurred by the household as described in 106 CMR 364.400(G)(2)(a) through (c): (a) Heating/Cooling Standard Utility Allowance. The heating/cooling standard utility allowance applies to a household that incurs heating or cooling costs separate and apart from its rent or mortgage and that is billed for heating or cooling costs on a regular basis. The Heating/Cooling SUA includes the following expenses: heating; cooling; cooking fuel; electricity; water; sewerage; garbage and trash collection; the basic fee for one telephone and tax; and the initial utility installation fee. A household living in a public housing unit that has central meters and that charges the household for excess heating or cooling costs shall be permitted to use this allowance. A household that incurs electricity costs to power an electric blower that distributes heat or cooling from an oil or gas furnace shall not be permitted to use this allowance. Recipients of energy assistance payments made under the LIHEAA of 1981 are entitled to use the heating/cooling SUA because they are deemed to have incurred out-of-pocket energy expenses. A household that receives indirect energy assistance payments, made under a program other than LIHEAA, but continues to incur out-of-pocket heating expenses during any month covered by the certification period, is still eligible to use the heating standard utility allowance. A household that receives energy assistance payments (other than LIHEAA) shall have its energy assistance payments prorated over the entire heating season that the payments are intended to cover to determine whether the household incurs any out-of-pocket heating expenses; (b) Nonheating Standard Utility Allowance. The Nonheating Standard Utility Allowance applies to a household that does not qualify for the the Heating/Cooling SUA because it incurs no heating or cooling costs separate from its rent or mortgage. The Nonheating SUA includes the following expenses: cooking fuel; electricity; water; sewerage; garbage and trash collection; the basic fee for one telephone and tax; and the initial utility installation fee, if applicable; or (c) Telephone Standard Utility Allowance. The Telephone Standard Utility Allowance applies to a household that incurs a telephone cost but none of the following costs separate from its rent or mortgage: heating or cooling; cooking fuel; electricity; water; sewerage; and garbage and trash collection. The telephone SUA includes the basic fee for one telephone and tax, and the initial utility installation fee, if applicable. (3) Treatment of the Standard Utility Allowance in Shared Living Situations. If a household lives with another SNAP household or households, each household that contributes to utility costs shall be entitled to the full applicable SUA. (4) Standard Utility Allowance for Unoccupied Homes. Households that also incur utility expenses for a home that is unoccupied because of employment or training away from home, illness or abandonment caused by a natural disaster or casualty loss, will only be allowed one standard utility allowance, whichever is highest.

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364.410 Determining Deductible Expenses

364.410: Determining Deductible Expenses The Department will determine which claimed expenses are deductible and their amounts. (A) Limitations on Deductible Expenses. The allowable expenses for medical care, dependent care, shelter and child support are provided in 106 CMR 364.400. Education expenses and the cost of doing business for the self-employed are income exclusions and handled in accordance with 106 CMR 363.230(D): Student Households and (J): Self-employed Households. (B) Types of Nondeductible Expenses. (1) No claimed expense is an allowable deduction unless the household makes a money payment for the service and the service is provided by someone outside the SNAP household. (2) Any expense covered by a reimbursement or vendor payment which is excluded from income, except energy assistance vendor payments made under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA), is not an allowable deduction. For example, if a household pays no rent because an excluded vendor payment is made to the landlord on behalf of the household, the rent expense is not an allowable shelter deduction. A utility expense which is reimbursed or paid by an excluded payment, including utility reimbursement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Farmers Home Administration, shall not be deductible. (3) A medical expense or that portion of a medical expense that is reimbursed is not an allowable medical deduction. For example, if a third-party insurer such as Medicare reimburses a recipient for 80% of the billed expense, only the nonreimbursable 20% of the expense is deductible. If the household reports an allowable medical expense at the time of certification but cannot provide verification, and if the amount of the expense cannot be reasonably anticipated based on available information about the recipient's medical condition and public or private insurance coverage, the household shall only have the non-reimbursable portion of the medical expense considered when the amount of the expense or portion is verified. (C) Households With Disqualified Nonhousehold Members. Deductible expenses of households with disqualified nonhousehold members shall be determined in accordance with 106 CMR 365.500: Households Living with Non-household Members. (D) Budgeting Child Support Payments. Child support payments shall be budgeted prospectively in the following manner. For households with a history of three or more months of paying child support, average at least three months' payments (including arrearages), taking into account any change in the legal obligation, and use this average as the household's support deduction. For households with either no or less than a three-month child support payment history, estimate the anticipated payments (excluding arrearages) and use this estimate as the household's support deduction.

364.420 Anticipating Expenses

364.420: Anticipating Expenses The case manager must make a reasonable prediction of the amount the household expects to be billed during the certification period for allowable medical, dependent care, and shelter expenses. Anticipation of these expenses is based on the most recent month's bills unless the household is reasonably certain a change will occur. At certification, the household shall report and verify all medical expenses. The household's monthly medical deduction for the certification period shall be based on information reported and verified by the household, and any anticipated changes in the household's medical expenses that can be reasonably expected to occur during the certification period based on available information about the client's medical condition, public or private medical insurance coverage and current verified medical expenses. The household shall not be required to report its medical expenses during the certification period. If the household voluntarily reports a change in medical expenses, the Department shall verify the change in accordance with 106 CMR 366.100: Changes During the Certification Period if the change would increase the household's allotment. Verification of the change in medical expenses is required before the Department acts on the change. In the case of a reported change that would decrease the household's allotment, or make the household ineligible, the Department shall act on the change without requiring verification, though verification which is required by 106 CMR 366.100 shall be obtained prior to the household's recertification.

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364.430 Expenses Deducted in the Month Due

364.430: Expenses Deducted in the Month Due Except for expenses the household elects to average, the expense is deducted in the month it is billed or otherwise becomes due, regardless of when the household intends to pay the expense. For example, rent which is due each month is included in the household's monthly shelter deduction even if the household does not pay the rent each month. A particular expense may be deducted only once. Amounts carried forward from past billing periods are not deductible in a subsequent month even if included in the most recent billing or actually paid by the household in the most recent billing period.

364.440 Averaging Expenses

364.440: Averaging Expenses A household may elect to average fluctuating or one-time deductible expenses instead of taking a deduction in the month the expense is billed or otherwise becomes due. (A) One-time-only expenses, other than medical expenses, are averaged over the entire certification period in which they are billed regardless of when the expense is reported by the household. (B) Expenses billed less often than monthly are averaged forward over the interval between scheduled billings. If there is no scheduled interval between billings, the expense is averaged forward over the period the expense is intended to cover. For example, if a household receives a single bill in June for dependent care expenses for a three-month period, the household may elect to average the deductible amount over the months of June, July and August instead of taking a one-time deduction. (C) For households certified less than 24 months, one-time-only medical expenses which are reported during a certification period may be taken as a one-time deduction or averaged forward over the remaining months of the certification period. If the household elects to average the expense, the averaging begins the month the change becomes effective. (D) Households certified for 24 or more months that have one-time-only medical expenses may: (1) if the expense is incurred during the first 12 months, opt to: (a) deduct the expense for one month; (b) average the expense over the remainder of the first 12 months; or (c) average the expense over the remaining months in the certification period. (2) if the expense is incurred after the 12 month of the certification period, opt to: th (a) deduct the expense for one month; or (b) average the expense over the remaining months in the certification period. (E) Expenses billed more often than monthly must be converted to a monthly amount. To convert these expenses to a monthly amount the worker must multiply weekly amounts by 4.333 and biweekly amounts by 2.167.

364.450 Verification of Deductible Expenses at Initial Certification

364.450: Verification of Deductible Expenses at Initial Certification (A) Medical Expenses. The amount of allowable medical expenses, including the amount of reimbursement (for example, by a third-party insurer), must be verified before the initial certification, if use of the expenses would result in a deduction. Additional verifications relevant to the claimed medical expenses, such as whether the services provided are allowable, are not required unless the information provided by the applicant or recipient is questionable pursuant to 106 CMR 361.620: Questionable Information. (B) Other Expenses. Other deductible expenses must be verified before initial certification only when questionable and use of the expense claimed by the household would actually result in a deduction.

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364.450: continued If a deductible expense must be verified, but obtaining the verification would delay the household's certification, the worker must inform the household that it may elect to be certified without receiving the deduction for the unverified expense. If the household subsequently provides the missing verification, the case manager shall treat the information as a reported change and provide increased benefits, if any, in accordance with the timeliness standards for reported changes. The household is not entitled to lost benefits unless the expense could not be verified within the 30-day application processing standard because the worker did not allow the household at least ten days from the date of the initial request to provide the verification or because the worker did not provide the household assistance when required. Households ineligible because a claimed, but unverified expense, is disallowed must be sent a Notice of Pending/Denial on the 30 day following the date of application. th

364.500 Determining Net Income

364.500: Determining Net Income The net monthly income of destitute (migrant) households is calculated in accordance with the provisions of 106 CMR 365.810: Expedited Service Households. The following steps lead to the determination of net monthly income for all other households. Round down each income and allotment calculation that ends in .01 through .49 cents and round up each calculation that ends in .50 through .99 cents. (A) Total Gross Earned Income. To determine gross monthly earned income, add the gross monthly income earned by all household members (including self-employment income) less income exclusions. Net losses from a self-employed farmer shall be offset in accordance with 106 CMR 365.970(C): Determining Monthly SNAP Income. (B) Earned Income Deduction. Multiply the gross earned income by 80% to determine monthly earned income. (C) Unearned Income. Add the total monthly unearned income of all household members, less income exclusions, to the net monthly earned income. (D) Standard Deduction. Subtract the standard deduction for the household size. See 106 CMR 364.400. (E) Medical Expenses. Total the allowable medical expenses, less reimbursements (for example, by a third-party insurer) for those household members who meet one of the requirements of 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals. If these costs exceed $35 per month, go to the next step. If these costs are $35 or less, go to 106 CMR 364.500(G). (F) Medical Deduction. (1) For medical expenses between $35, and $190 per month, subtract $155. (2) For medical expenses that exceed $190 per month, subtract the amount that exceeds $35. (G) Dependent Care Deduction. Subtract the actual monthly dependent care expenses, if any, as provided in 106 CMR 364.400(D) and 364.410. (H) Allowable Child Support Payments. Subtract allowable monthly child support payments. (I) Allowable Homeless Shelter/Utility Deduction. Subtract the allowable homeless shelter/utility deduction, if applicable. (J) Excess Shelter Expense. Total the allowable shelter expenses, unless a homeless shelter deduction was provided. Subtract 50% of the household's preliminary adjusted net income (monthly income after all the above deductions have been subtracted) from the total shelter expenses. The remaining amount, if any, is the excess shelter expense. If there is no excess shelter expense, the household's net monthly income has been determined. If there is excess shelter expense, go to the next step.

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364.500: continued (K) Shelter Deduction. Subtract the full amount of the excess shelter expense if the household contains an elderly or disabled member who meets one of the requirements of 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals. For all other households, subtract the excess shelter expense up to the maximum deduction amount. This shelter deduction amount is posted at www.mass.gov/dta.

364.550 Determining Eligibility Based on Net Income

364.550: Determining Eligibility Based on Net Income All households must meet the net income standard, except for categorically eligible households, in accordance with 106 CMR 365.180: Categorically Eligible Assistance Units. Households that contain an elderly or disabled member meeting one of the requirements of 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals must have their income eligibility based solely on net income standards. To determine eligibility with regard to net income standards, the household's net income must be compared to the Maximum Allowable Monthly Net Income Standards for the appropriate household size in accordance with 106 CMR 364.970. If the net income is greater than the standard, the household is ineligible. If the net income is equal to or less than the standard, the household is eligible with regard to net income.

364.600 Determining the Benefit Level

364.600: Determining the Benefit Level Once a household has been determined eligible for SNAP considering both nonfinancial and financial eligibility standards, the case manager must determine the household's benefit level or monthly allotment. (A) Household Size - One to Eight. Refer to 106 CMR 364.980 to find the monthly allotment based on the household's monthly net income (using dollars and cents) and household size. Categorically eligible one- and two-person households are entitled to a minimum benefit, except in the initial certification month. This minimum benefit amount, is posted at www.mass.gov/dta. Categorically eligible households with three or more members who do not qualify for a benefit because their income exceeds the level for which benefits are issued cannot be denied. These households must be suspended in accordance with 106 CMR 365.180: Categorically Eligible Assistance Units. (B) Household Size - Over Eight. (1) Determine the maximum allotment for the household size by adding the amount posted at www.mass.gov/dta for each individual in excess of eight to the maximum allotment for an eight-person household. (2) Determine the household's monthly net income in accordance with 106 CMR 364.500. (3) Multiply the household's monthly net income (using dollars and cents) by 30%. Drop any digits beyond the second decimal place. If the result is not whole dollars, round the result up to the next whole dollar. (4) Subtract this 30% amount from the maximum allotment for the household size. The resulting amount is the household's monthly allotment. However, when the calculated amount is zero or less, the household is ineligible for benefits since its net income exceeds the level at which benefits are issued. (C) For households containing both SNAP members and legal noncitizens ineligible for SNAP benefits, the Department will: (1) Step One: Calculate SNAP benefits using all household members, all household members' income and full deductions to determine the maximum SNAP benefits the household would be entitled to if all members were SNAP eligible. (2) Step Two: Calculate the SNAP benefits for SNAP members excluding the income and deductions of legal noncitizens ineligible for SNAP benefits. (3) Step Three: Compare the results from Step One and Step Two. (a) If the Step Two amount exceeds or is equal to the Step One amount, the Department will pay the Step One amount as the SNAP benefit. (b) If the Step Two amount is less than the Step One amount, the Department will pay the Step Two amount as the SNAP benefit.

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364.650 Prorating Initial Month's Benefits

364.650: Prorating Initial Month's Benefits SNAP benefits for a household's initial month shall be prorated. The initial month is the first month for which a household is certified to participate in SNAP following any period of time during which the household did not receive SNAP, except for migrant and seasonal farmworker households. For migrant and seasonal farmworker households, the initial month is the first month for which a household is certified to participate in SNAP following any period of more than one month during which the household did not receive SNAP. A migrant or seasonal farmworker household that has received SNAP within the month before application is entitled to a full month's benefits. Households which apply for initial benefits after the 15 day of the month and are determined th eligible for expedited SNAP benefits in accordance with 106 CMR 365.800: Expedited Service, must be issued a combined allotment. A combined allotment includes the initial month's prorated benefits plus the second month's full allotment. Combined allotments must be issued within the seven-day expedited service time frame. Proration is the issuance of that portion of a household's monthly SNAP benefit, as calculated in accordance with 106 CMR 364.600, which corresponds to the period of time from the date of application to the end of the month. For a household with a monthly allotment of $400 or less, the initial month's allotment is determined in accordance with 106 CMR 364.990. For a household with a monthly allotment greater than $400, the initial month's allotment is calculated as follows: (A) Count the number of days from the first day of the household's cyclical month through the date of application, inclusive, to determine the day of the cyclical month. If the day of the cyclical month is 31, use the number 30 instead of 31. Subtract the day of the cyclical month from 31. Multiply the result by the household's monthly allotment. Divide the result of this by 30; (B) If the result of 106 CMR 364.650(A) is not a whole dollar, round the result down to the next whole dollar by dropping cents; then (C) If the result of 106 CMR 364.650(B), is less than $10, no benefits shall be issued for the initial month.

364.700 Assigning Certification Periods

364.700: Assigning Certification Periods Definite time periods are established within which households are eligible to receive benefits. This is the certification period. At the end of the certification period, benefits will be terminated without the right to a pretermination hearing for any household that fails, without good cause, to timely comply with its responsibilities for recertification. (A) Conformance with Cyclical Months. Certification periods shall conform to cyclical months. At initial application, the first month in the certification period is generally the month of application, even if the household's eligibility is not determined until a subsequent month. (B) Length of Certification Periods. The certification period shall not exceed 12 months, except that a certification period may last up to 24 or more months if all adult household members are elderly or disabled and meet the requirements of 106 CMR 361.210: Elderly or Disabled Individuals. The Department must have at least one contact with each certified household every 12 months, unless contact is waived by FNS/USDA.

364.710 Household Certification Periods

364.710: Household Certification Periods Households shall be assigned certification periods based on the predictability of change in the household circumstances.

364.810 Notice of Eligibility

364.810: Notice of Eligibility A Notice of Eligibility shall be sent to all applicant households determined eligible to participate in SNAP and shall contain the following information.

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364.810: continued (A) The amount of the monthly allotment including any variations in the allotment based on changes. If the initial allotment contains benefits for both the month of application and the current month's benefits, the notice shall explain that the initial allotment includes more than one month's benefits, and shall indicate the allotment amount for the remainder of the certification period. (B) The notice shall advise Public Assistance (PA) households receiving SNAP benefits pending the approval of the PA grant that SNAP benefits will be decreased upon receipt of that PA grant. (C) The beginning and ending months of the certification period must be in the notice. For households certified one or two months, the Notice of Eligibility shall be combined with the Notice of Recertification. For households certified three months or longer, the notice shall include a reminder of the need to reapply for continued certification at the end of the certification period. For PA households, the notice shall state that the household's certification period will expire the month after the next PA redetermination or in one year, which ever occurs first. (D) The notice shall also advise the household of its rights to a fair hearing, the telephone number of the Department, and, if possible, the name of the individual to contact for additional information. (E) The notice shall advise the household if there is an individual or organization available that provides free legal representation and the notice shall also advise the household of the availability of such services. (F) The Department may include in the notice a reminder of the household's obligation to report changes in circumstance, or other information which would be useful to the household. (G) The notice shall inform households whose application is approved on an expedited basis without verification that the household must provide the needed verifications that were waived, and the consequences if the household does not provide the verification.

364.820 Notice of Pending/Denial

364.820: Notice of Pending/Denial A Notice of Pending/Denial shall be sent to households when a household's application is incomplete because some action by the worker or the household or both is needed to complete the application process or when a household is ineligible for SNAP benefits. The Notice of Pending/Denial shall contain the following information. (A) If some action by the worker is needed to complete the application, the notice must inform the household that its application has not been completed and is being processed. (B) If some action by the household is needed to complete the application, the notice must inform the household that its application has not been completed and is being processed, and what action the household must take to complete the application and that if the action is not taken within 60 days of the date the application was filed, SNAP benefits will be denied with no further notice to the household. (C) If some action by both the household and the worker is needed to complete the application, the notice must inform the household that its application has not been completed and what action the household must take before the application can be completed. The notice must also inform the household that if the action is not taken within 60 days of the date of application, SNAP benefits will be denied with no further notice to the household. (D) For households found ineligible, the notice must contain the basis for the denial. (E) The household's right to request a fair hearing, the telephone number of the Department, and if possible, the name of the individual to contact for additional information.

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364.820: continued (F) If there is an individual or organization available that provides free legal representation, the notice shall also advise the household of the availability of this service.

364.830 Notice of Increase

364.830: Notice of Increase A Notice of Increase shall be sent to households when a change reported during the certification period results in an increase in the household's benefit level. The Notice of Increase shall include the following information: (A) For changes that result in increased benefits, the notice shall inform the household of the new monthly allotment and of the date the new monthly allotment becomes effective. The notice shall also inform the household of the date by which the change must be verified and the consequences of not verifying the change; and (B) The household's right to a fair hearing, the telephone number of the Department, and the name of the individual to contact for additional information.

364.840 Notice of SNAP Termination

364.840: Notice of SNAP Termination A Notice of Expiration shall be issued to all SNAP households before the end of their certification period. For households certified for three months or longer, the notice shall be sent no earlier than the first day of the next to last month of certification or no later than the last day of the next to last month of certification. When the Department cannot provide the notice by this date, because the household is certified for two months or less, the notice shall be provided at the time of certification. The Notice of Expiration shall contain the following information: (A) The date the current certification period ends; (B) The date by which the household must file an application for recertification to receive uninterrupted benefits; (C) Notice that the household must appear for any interview scheduled on or after the date the application is timely filed in order to receive uninterrupted benefits; (D) Notice that the household is responsible for rescheduling any missed interview; (E) Notice that the household must complete the interview process and provide all required verification in order to receive uninterrupted benefits; (F) If applicable, the number of days the household has for submitting missing verification, after the Department informs the household at the interview of any further verification needed to receive uninterrupted benefits; (G) The right to request an application and have it accepted by the Department as long as it is signed and contains a legible name and address; (H) The address of the Department where the application must be filed; (I) The consequences of not complying with the Notice of Expiration; (J) The household's right to file the application by mail, fax, online or through an authorized representative; (K) The household's right to a fair hearing; and (L) The right to apply for SNAP recertification at an office of the Social Security Administration (SSA) if all members of the household are applicants or recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

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364.850 Using the Change Report Form

364.850: Using the Change Report Form The Change Report Form, shall be provided to all appropriate households at initial certification, whenever a Change Report Form is returned by a household, and at recertification, if the household needs a new Change Report Form.

364.860 Notice of Adverse Action

364.860: Notice of Adverse Action The Notice of Adverse Action shall be sent to all households prior to terminating or reducing benefits, except as provided in 106 CMR 366.210: Changes not Requiring Advance Notice to ensure timely and adequate advance notice of the proposed action. The Notice of Adverse Action shall include the following information: (A) The proposed action; (B) The reason for the proposed action; (C) The household's right to request a fair hearing; (D) The telephone number and, if possible, the name of the individual to contact for additional information; (E) The availability of continued benefits and the date by which a hearing request must be filed to ensure such continuation; (F) The liability of the household for any overissuance received while awaiting a fair hearing, if the hearing official's decision is adverse to the household; and (G) If there is an individual or organization that provides free legal representation, the notice shall also advise the household of the availability of the service.

364.870 Unintentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter

364.870: Unintentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter The Unintentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter shall be sent to all households whenever an overissuance of SNAP benefits occurs unless the amount of the claim is less than $125 or the minimum recovery threshold established by the Department, whichever is higher, unless the household is currently receiving SNAP benefits or the household cannot be located. The Claim Demand Letter shall contain the following information: (A) The amount owed; (B) The reason for the claim; (C) The period of time the claim covers; (D) Any offsetting that was done to reduce the claim; (E) The household's right to a fair hearing if the household disagrees with the Department's determination; (F) How the claim was calculated; (G) The phone number to call for more information about the claim; (H) The right of the household to request a copy of or inspect records related to the claim; and (I) That the Department may reduce any part of the claim if the Department believes that the household is not able to repay the claim. The household's repayment options shall be included in the Repayment Agreement in accordance with 106 CMR 367.495(E): Collecting Claims for Unintentional Program Violation.

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364.880 Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter

364.880: Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter The Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter shall be sent to households that have been found to have committed an Intentional Program Violation, by either an Administrative Disqualification Hearing or a court of appropriate jurisdiction, have filed a signed and accepted waiver, in accordance with 106 CMR 367.660: Waiver of ADH or entered into a consent agreement with a court. The Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter must be sent even if the household has already received a Claim Demand Letter. The Intentional Program Violation Claim Demand Letter shall contain the following information: (A) The amount owed; (B) The reason for the claim; (C) The period of time the claim covers; (D) Any offsetting that was done to reduce the claim; (E) The household's right to a Fair Hearing if the household disagrees with the Department's determination of the amount of the claim, unless a fair hearing is consolidated with the Administrative Disqualification Hearing to determine the amount of the claim; (F) How the claim was calculated; (G) The phone number to call for more information about the claim; (H) The right of the household to request a copy of or inspect records related to the claim; and (I) That the Department may reduce any part of the claim if the Department believes that the household is not able to repay the claim. The household's repayment options shall be included in the repayment agreement letter in accordance with 106 CMR 367.825(C).

364.895 Notice of Restoration of Lost Benefits

364.895: Notice of Restoration of Lost Benefits The Notice of Restoration of Lost Benefits shall be sent to all households entitled to restored benefits. The Notice of Restoration of Lost Benefits shall contain the following information: (A) The amount of benefits to be restored; (B) Any offsetting that was done; (C) The method of restoration; (D) The date the restoration will be completed; and (E) The household's right to a fair hearing if it disagrees with any aspect of the proposed restoration.

364.900 Delivery of Benefits

364.900: Delivery of Benefits Eligible households shall be issued SNAP benefits for each month of eligibility. SNAP benefits can be accessed by using an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card for food purchases at grocery and other participating stores and farmers markets. (A) Initial SNAP Benefit Issuance. (1) Expedited SNAP Benefit Issuance. The Department shall provide SNAP benefits to households that qualify for expedited service using expedited processing standards. The conditions for expedited eligibility are provided at 106 CMR 365.800 through 365.850. (2) Normal SNAP Benefit Issuance. The Department shall provide SNAP benefits to households that do not qualify for expedited service using normal processing standards. The time frames for the delivery of Normal SNAP Benefits are provided at 106 CMR 361.080: Prompt Action.

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364.900: continued (B) Additional SNAP Benefit Issuance. The Department shall provide additional SNAP benefits, as well as the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, when the household qualifies for increased benefits because of certain changes in the household's circumstances. The conditions of eligibility and the time frames for the delivery of Additional SNAP Benefits are provided at 106 CMR 366.120(A): Increases in Benefit Level Requiring Expedited Action. (C) Replacement of Benefits after Household Misfortune. The Department shall replace SNAP benefits when a household's food purchased with benefits has been destroyed in a household misfortune as defined in 106 CMR 360.030: Definitions when the following conditions are met. (1) Conditions of Replacement. (a) The household must report the destruction of food purchased with SNAP benefits to the Department within ten days of the date of the destruction. (b) The household must sign a statement attesting to the destruction of the food purchased with SNAP benefits and the reason for the replacement. It shall also state that the household is aware of the penalties for intentional misrepresentation of facts, including the penalties for Intentional Program Violations and a charge of perjury for making a false claim. The statement must be received by the Department within ten days of the date of the report. If the tenth day falls on a weekend or holiday, and the statement is received the day after the weekend or holiday, the Department shall consider the statement timely received. (c) The Department must verify the destruction occurred in a household misfortune through a collateral contact, documentation from a community agency (e.g., fire department, police department, Red Cross), or a home visit. (2) Restrictions on Replacement. (a) The replacement allotment shall be provided in the amount of the loss to the household, up to a maximum of one month's allotment for the household's size, unless the allotment includes restored benefits, which shall be replaced up to their full value. (b) Where a federal disaster declaration has been issued and the household is eligible for disaster SNAP benefits, the household shall not receive both a disaster allotment and a replacement allotment for household misfortune. (3) Time Frame for Delivery of Benefits. (a) Replacement benefits shall be issued within ten days after the report of destruction or within two working days of receiving the signed household statement, whichever is later. (b) The Department shall deny or delay replacement issuances in cases in which available documentation indicates that the household request for replacement is fraudulent. (D) SNAP Benefits. Except as described in 106 CMR 364.900(C), SNAP benefits will not be replaced. It is the responsibility of the client or the authorized representative to keep the EBT Card and Personal Identification Number (PIN) safe from unauthorized users. (E) Purging of SNAP Benefits. When the SNAP benefit account has not been accessed at all for a total of 274 days, the SNAP benefits issued 274 or more days prior will be permanently purged from the EBT system. The Department shall mail the household to the address on file a notice that includes the date benefits will be expunged and what the household must do to prevent the expungement. This notice must be mailed no later than 30 days before the date of expungement. (F) SNAP Benefit Issuance After Recertification. Households determined eligible after a timely recertification are entitled to uninterrupted SNAP benefits. SNAP benefits must be made available for the household on the household's normal issuance date.

364.910 Benefit Access Cards

364.910: Benefit Access Cards (A) Requirements. The individual authorized to access the household's SNAP benefits shall have an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card issued by the Department. This individual may be the primary applicant, another household member or an authorized representative. When an EBT card is issued to someone other than the individual in whose name the SNAP benefits are

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364.910: continued issued, the EBT shall contain the name of the individual in whose name the SNAP benefits are issued and the name of the individual authorized to access the SNAP benefits. If requested by the individual in whose name the SNAP benefits are issued, an EBT card may be issued to both the head of household and the individual authorized to access the SNAP benefits. The primary applicant and/or the individual authorized to access the SNAP benefits must be informed that the Department may conduct matches authorized by law for the purposes of verifying eligibility and the effective administration of the Department's programs. (B) Emergency EBT Cards. Emergency EBT Cards shall be issued to the individual in whose name the SNAP benefits are issued, or the authorized representative. When the Department is unable to issue an initial or replacement EBT card because the Department's card issuance system is not functioning, the Emergency EBT Card will be valid for five days. (C) Replacement Fee. The Department may charge a fee to replace EBT Cards. This fee shall be deducted directly from the recipient's cash assistance benefits, if any. If no cash assistance benefits are available, the Department may deduct the fee from the recipient's SNAP benefits. 106 CMR 364.910(C) does not apply to disaster SNAP EBT cards issued in accordance with 106 CMR 366.620(B)(4).

364.945 The Standard Utility Allowances (SUA)

364.945: The Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) The Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs) are updated periodically using a methodology approved by the (USDA/FNS). The SUA standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta.

364.946 Disaster SNAP Maximum Gross Monthly Income and Asset Standard

364.946: Disaster SNAP Maximum Gross Monthly Income and Asset Standard The Disaster SNAP Maximum Gross Monthly Income and Asset Standards are based on household size and are adjusted annually by USDA/FNS. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. Paper copies are available upon request. For more details on the Disaster SNAP Program, see 106 CMR 366.600: Disaster Certification.

364.950 Maximum Gross Monthly Income Standards

364.950: Maximum Gross Monthly Income Standards The Maximum Gross Monthly Income Standards are based on household size and are adjusted annually by USDA/FNS. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. For more details on determining eligibility based on gross income, see 106 CMR 364.370. Public Assistance categorically eligible households do not have to meet the gross income eligibility standards. SNAP-only TANF Services Households are subject to the Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Standards at 106 CMR 364.976.

364.970 Maximum Allowable Monthly Net Income Standards

364.970: Maximum Allowable Monthly Net Income Standards The Maximum Allowable Net Income Standards are based on household size and are adjusted annually by USDA/FNS. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. For more details on determining eligibility based on net income, see 106 CMR 364.550. Public Assistance categorically eligible households do not have to meet either the gross or net income eligibility standards. SNAP-only TANF Services Households are subject to the Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Standards at 106 CMR 364.976.

364.975 Standards for Special Circumstances Involving an Elderly and Disabled Individual

364.975: Standards for Special Circumstances Involving an Elderly and Disabled Individual The Standards for Special Circumstances Involving an Elderly and Disabled Individual are based on household size and are adjusted annually by USDA/FNS. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. For more details on determining eligibility for special situations involving an elderly and disabled individual, see 106 CMR 361.200(B)(4)(a) and (b).

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364.976 Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Income Standards

364.976: Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Income Standards The Gross Monthly Categorical Eligibility Standards are based on household size and are adjusted annually based on the federal poverty level. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta. For more details on determining categorical eligibility, see 106 CMR 365.180: Categorically Eligible Assistance Units.

364.980 SNAP Issuance Tables

364.980: SNAP Issuance Tables A client who is eligible for SNAP benefits will receive 100% of the SNAP benefit allotment listed in the Program Issuance Tables. The standards in the SNAP Issuance Tables are based on household size and are adjusted annually by USDA/FNS. These standards are posted at www.mass.gov/dta.

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364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

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106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

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106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table Monthly SNAP ALLOTMENT PRORATION TABLE Allotment DAY OF CYCLICAL MONTH - S.L. 667 11/21/1983 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930/ 31 1211211161121081041009692888480767268646056524844403632282420161200 1221221171131091051019793898581777369656156524844403632282420161200 1231231181141101061029894908681777369656157534945413632282420161200 1241241191151111071039995908682787470666257534945413733282420161200 12512512011611210810410095918783797570666258545045413733292520161200 12612612111711310910510096928883797571676358545046423733292520161200 12712712211811411010510197938884807671676359555046423833292521161200 12812812311911511010610298938985817672686459555146423834292521171200 12912912412011611110710398949085817773686460555147433834302521171200 13013012512111711210810499959186827873696560565247433934302621171300 131131126122117113109104100969187827874696561565248433934302621171300 132132127123118114110105101969287837974706661575248443935302621171300 133133128124119115110106101979388847975706662575348443935312622171300 134134129125120116111107102989389848075716762585349444035312622171300 135135130126121116112108103999489858176726762585449454035312722181300 136136131126122117113108104999590868177726863585449454036312722181300 1371371321271231181141091051009591868277736863595450454136312722181300 1381381331281241191151101051019691878278736964595550464136322722181300 1391391341291251201151111061019792888378746964605550464137322723181300 1401401351301261211161121071029893888479747065605651464237322823181400 1411411361311261221171121081039893898479757065615651474237322823181400 1421421371321271231181131081049994898580757166615652474237332823181400 14314313813312812311911410910410095908581767166615752474238332823191400 14414413913412912412011511010510095918681767267625752484338332823191400 14514514013513012512011611110610196918782777267625853484338332924191400 14614614113613112612111611110710297928782777368635853484338342924191400 14714714213713212712211711210710297938883787368635853494439342924191400 14814814313813312812311811310810398938883787469645954494439342924191400 14914914413913412912411911410910499948984797469645954494439342924191400 15015014414013512912512011411010599959084807569656054504539353024201500 1511511451401351301251201151101051009590858075706560555045403530252015100 1521521461411361311261211161111061019691868176706560555045403530252015100 1531531471421371321271221171121071019691868176716661565045403530252015100 1541541481431381331281231181121071029792878277716661565146413530252015100 1551551491441391341291241181131081039893878277726762565146413631252015100 1561561501451401351291241191141091039893888378726762575146413631252015100 1571571511461411361301251201151091049994888378736862575247413631262015100 15815815214714213613112612111511010510094898479736863575247423631262115100 15915915314814313713212712111611110510095908479746863585247423731262115100 16016015414914413813312812211711210610196908580746964585348423732262116100 16116115515014413913412812311811210710196918580756964595348423732262116100 16216215615114514013412912411811310710297918681757064595348433732262116100 16316315715214614113513012411911410810397928681767065595448433832272116100 16416415815314714213613112512011410910398928782767165605449433832272116100 16516515915314814213713212612011510910499938782767166605449433833272116100 16616616015414914313813212712111611010599948883777166605549443833272216110 167167161155150144139133128122116111105100948983777266615550443833272216110 168168162156151145139134128123117111106100958984787267615550443933272216110 169169163157152146140135129123118112107101959084787367615650453933282216110 170170164158153147141136130124119113107102969085797368625651453934282217110 171171165159153148142136131125119113108102969185797468625651453934282217110 172172166160154149143137131126120114108103979186807468635751454034282217110 173173167161155149144138132126121115109103989286807469635751464034282317110 174174168162156150144139133127121115110104989287817569635752464034282317110 175175169163157151145140134128122116110105999387817570645852464035292317110 176176170164158152146140134129123117111105999388827670645852464135292317110 1771771711651591531471411351291231171121061009488827670645853474135292317110 1781781721661601541481421361301241181121061009489837771655953474135292317110 1791791731671611551491431371311251191131071019589837771655953474135292317110 1801801731671621551491441371311261191131081019590837772655954474136292318110

106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table Monthly SNAP ALLOTMENT PRORATION TABLE Allotment DAY OF CYCLICAL MONTH - S.L. 667 11/21/1983 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930/ 31 1811811741681621561501441381321261201141081029690847872666054484236302418120 1821821751691631571511451391331271211151091039791847872666054484236302418120 1831831761701641581521461401341281211151091039791857973676054484236302418120 1841841771711651591531471411341281221161101049892857973676155494236302418120 1851851781721661601541481411351291231171111049892868074676155494337302418120 1861861791731671611541481421361301231171111059993868074686155494337302418120 1871871801741681621551491431371301241181121059993878174686256494337312418120 18818818117516916215615014413713112511911210610094878175686256504337312518120 18918918217617016315715114413813212511911310710094888175696256504437312518120 19019018317717116415815214513913312612011410710195888276696357504438312519120 19119118417817116515915214614013312712011410810195898276706357504438312519120 19219218517917216615915314714013412712111510810296898376706357514438312519120 19319318618017316716015414714113512812211510910296908377706457514538322519120 19419418718117416816115514814213512912211610910397908477716458514538322519120 19519518818117516816215614914213612912311711010397908478716458514539322519120 19619618918217616916315615014313713012411711110498918478716558524539322619130 19719719018317717016415715114413713112411811110598918578726559524539322619130 19819819118417817116415815114513813112511811210599928579726559524639322619130 19919919218517917216515915214513913212611911210699928679726659534639332619130 200200193186180173166160153146140133126120113106100938680736660534640332620130 201201194187180174167160154147140133127120113107100938780736660534640332620130 202201195188181175168161154148141134127121114107101948780746760534740332620130 203203196189182175169162155148142135128121115108101948781746760544740332720130 204204197190183176169163156149142135129122115108102958881746761544740332720130 205205198191184177170164157150143136129123116109102958882756861544741342720130 206206199192185178171164157151144137130123116109103968982756861544841342720130 207207200193186179172165158151144137131124117110103968982756862554841342720130 208208201194187180173166159152145138131124117110104979083766962554841342720130 209209202195188181174167160153146139132125118111104979083766962554841342720130 210210202195189181174168160153147139132126118111105979084766963554842342721130 211211203196189182175168161154147140133126119112105989184777063564942352821140 212212204197190183176169162155148141134127120113106989184777063564942352821140 213213205198191184177170163156149141134127120113106999285787063564942352821140 214214206199192185178171164156149142135128121114107999285787164574942352821140 2152152072001931861791721641571501431361291211141071009386787164575043352821140 2162162082011941871791721651581511431361291221151081009386797164575043352821140 2172172092021951881801731661591511441371301221151081019486797265575043362821140 2182182102031931881811741671591521451381301231161091019487797265585043362921140 2192192112041971891821751671601531451381311241161091029487807265585143362921140 2202202122051981901831761681611541461391321241171101029588807366585144362922140 2212212132061981911841761691621541471391321251171101039588817366585144362922140 2222222142071991921841771701621551471401331251181111039688817366595144362922140 2232232152082001931851781701631561481411331261181111049689817466595244372922140 2242242162092011941861791711641561491411341261191121049789827467595244372922140 2252252172092021941871801721641571491421351271191121049790827467595245372922140 2262262182102031951881801731651581501431351281201131059790827567605245373022150 2272272192112041961891811741661581511431361281211131059890837568605245373022150 2282282202122051971891821741671591511441361291211141069891837568605345373022150 2292292212132061981901831751671601521451371291221141069991837668615345383022150 2302302222142071991911841761681611531451381301221151079992847669615346383023150 23123122321520720019218417716916115314613813012311510710092847669615346383023150 23223222421620820119318517717016215414613913112311610810092857769615446383023150 23323322521720920119418617817016315514713913212411610810093857769625446383123150 23423422621821020219418717917116315514814013212411710910193857770625446383123150 23523522721921120319518818017216415614814113312511710910194867870625447393123150 23623622822021220419618818017316515714914113312511811010294867870625547393123150 23723722922121320519718918117316515715014213412611811010294867871635547393123150 23823823022221420619819018217416615815014213412611911110395877971635547393123150 23923923122321520719919118317516715915114313512711911110395877971635547393123150 24024023122321620719919218317516815915114413512712011110396877972635548393124150

106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table Monthly SNAP ALLOTMENT PRORATION TABLE Allotment DAY OF CYCLICAL MONTH - S.L. 667 11/21/1983 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930/ 31 24124123222421620820019218417616816015214413612812011210496888072645648403224160 24224223322521720920119318517716916115314513712912111210496888072645648403224160 24324323422621821020219418617817016115314513712912111310597898072645648403224160 24424423522721921120319518717817016215414613813012211310597898173655648403224160 24524523622822021220419618717917116315514713813012211410698898173655749403224160 24624623722922121320419618818017216315514713913112311410698908173655749403224160 24724723823022221420519718918117216415614813913112311510798908274655749413224160 24824823923122321420619819018117316515714814013212411510799908274665749413324160 24924924023222421520719919018217416515714914113212411610799918274665849413324160 250250241233225216208200191183175166158150141133125116108100918375665850413325160 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106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table Monthly SNAP ALLOTMENT PRORATION TABLE Allotment DAY OF CYCLICAL MONTH - S.L. 667 11/21/1983 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930/ 31 301301290280270260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010 302302291281271261251241231221211201191181171161151140130120110100908070605040302010 303303292282272262252242232222212201191181171161151141131121111100908070605040302010 304304293283273263253243233222212202192182172162152141131121111101918170605040302010 305305294284274264254244233223213203193183172162152142132122111101918171615040302010 306306295285275265254244234224214203193183173163153142132122112101918171615040302010 307307296286276266255245235225214204194184173163153143133122112102928171615140302010 308308297287277266256246236225215205195184174164154143133123112102928271615141302010 309309298288278267257247236226216205195185175164154144133123113102928272615141302010 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106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

364.990 SNAP Allotment Proration Table

364.990: SNAP Allotment Proration Table Monthly SNAP ALLOTMENT PRORATION TABLE Allotment DAY OF CYCLICAL MONTH - S.L. 667 11/21/1983 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930/ 31 3613613483363243123002882762642522402282162041921801681561441321201089684726048362412 3623623493373253133012892772652532412292172051931811681561441321201089684726048362412 3633633503383263143022902782662542412292172051931811691571451331201089684726048362412 3643643513393273153032912792662542422302182061941821691571451331211099784726048362412 3653653523403283163042922792672552432312192061941821701581461331211099785736048362412 3663663533413293173042922802682562432312192071951831701581461341211099785736048362412 3673673543423303183052932812692562442322202071951831711591461341221109785736148362412 3683683553433313183062942822692572452332202081961841711591471341221109885736149362412 3693693563443323193072952822702582452332212091961841721591471351221109886736149362412 3703703573453333203082962832712592462342222091971851721601481351231119886746149372412 3713713583463333213092962842722592472342222101971851731601481361231119886746149372412 3723723593473343223092972852722602472352232101981861731611481361231119986746149372412 3733733603483353233102982852732612482362232111981861741611491361241119987746249372412 3743743613493363243112992862742612492362242111991871741621491371241129987746249372412 3753753623493373243123002872742622492372252121991871741621501371241129987756249372412 37637636335033832531330028827526325023822521320018817516215013712511210087756250372512 37737736435133932631430128927626325123822621320118817516315013812511310087756250372512 37837836535234032731430228927726425123922621420118917616315113812511310088756250372512 37937936635334132831530329027726525224022721420218917616415113812611310188756350372512 38038036735434232931630429127826625324022821520219017716415213912611410188766350382512 38138136835534233031730429227926625324122821520319017716515213912611410188766350382512 38238236935634333131830529228026725424122921620319117816515214012711410189766350382512 38338337035734433131930629328026825524222921720419117816515314012711410289766351382512 38438437135834533231930729428126825524323021720419217916615314012711510289766351382512 38538537235934633332030829528226925624323121820519217916615414112811510289776451382512 38638637336034733432130829528327025724423121820519318016715414112811510290776451382512 38738737436134833532230929628327025724523221920619318016715414112811610390776451382512 38838837536234933632331029728427125824523221920619418116815514212911610390776451382512 38938937636335033732431129828527225924623322020719418116815514212911610390776451382512 39039037636335133732431229828527325924623422020719518116815614212911710390786451392512 39139137736435133832531229928627326024723422120819518216915614313011710491786552392613 39239237836535233932631330028727426124823522220919618216915614313011710491786552392613 39339337936635334032731430128827526124823522220919618317015714413011710491786552392613 39439438036735434132831530228827526224923622321019718317015714413111810591786552392613 39539539136835534232931630228927626325023722321019718417115814413111810592796552392613 39639638236935634332931630329027726325023722421119818417115814513111810592796552392613 39739738337035734433031730429127726425123822421119818517215814513211910592796652392613 39839838437135834433131830529127826525223822521219918517215914513211910692796653392613 39939938537235934533231930529227926525223922621219918617215914613211910693796653392613 40040038637336034633332030629328026625324022621320018617316014613312010693806653402613 REGULATORY AUTHORITY 106 CMR 364.000: M.G.L. c. 18, § 10.

106 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE (PAGES 757 THROUGH 786 ARE RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.)