Get Latest WorkWORLD

Food Stamps - Income Exclusions - Massachusetts

Income excluded when determining household eligibility and benefit level for food stamps includes, but is not limited to:

·      Any gain or benefit received by the household not in the form of money and provided directly to the household (in-kind income)

·      Payments made by third-party vendors to cover household expenses, such as housing subsidies, payments made under the Emergency Assistance (EA) program, and payments made by a government agency to cover child care expenses

·      Any infrequent or irregular income not in excess of $30 in a quarter

·      Certain educational loans, grants, and scholarships

·      Other loans on which payment is deferred

·      Certain reimbursements for past or future household expenses, to the extent they do not exceed actual expenses and do not represent a gain or benefit to the household

·      Monies received and used for the care of a third party beneficiary who is not a household member

·      Earned income of a student under age 18

·      Certain non-recurring lump sum payments

·      Payments made to Food Stamps Employment and Training participants

·      Income of an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient necessary for the fulfillment of a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)

Additional Information

For complete information about excluded income for food stamps program eligibility and benefit levels see 106 CMR 363.230.

See also:

Food Stamps - Income - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Countable Income - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Gross Household Income - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Household - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Maximum Gross Monthly Income Standards - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Maximum Allowable Monthly Net Income Standards - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Financial Eligibility Overview - Massachusetts

Food Stamps - Overview - Massachusetts

WorkWORLD™ Help/Information System
Topic Title: Food Stamps - Income Exclusions - Massachusetts
Topic URL: https://help.workworldapp.com/wwwebhelp/food_stamps_income_exclusions_massachusetts.htm
Bookmark: To bookmark page, first follow Topic URL link above. Then use (CTRL-D).
Print: Print this topic page.

NOTE: Table of Contents, Index, and Search facilities within the WorkWORLD Help/Information System, if not visible, are available by clicking the blue "Show Navigation" link at the extreme top left of this page. See Using the Help/Information System On The Web for additional information about this and other features of the system.

	Translate this page in a new window by selecting a language below. Machine translation services are offered as a convenience, and should only be used to obtain the "gist" or general meaning of the page content. No endorsement of this commercial service is intended or implied.
	Spanish	French	German	Italian	Portuguese	Norwegian	Dutch

   Share/Save: Click the button or link at left to select your favorite bookmark service and add this page.

This is one topic from the thousands available in the WorkWORLD™ software Help/Information System.
Complete information about the software is available at: http://www.WorkWORLD.org