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 364.900 - Delivery of Benefits
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
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.
(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.
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.
(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.