Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 364.000 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Determining Household Eligibility and Benefit Level
Section 364.600 - Determining the Benefit Level
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
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
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.
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: