Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE › Title 106 CMR 361.000 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): application process › Section 361.210 - Elderly or Disabled Individuals

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Individuals meeting the following requirements are entitled to
				special treatment including waiver of the in-office interview (
see
106 CMR
				361.510 ); the gross income standard
				exception (
see
106 CMR
				364.370:
Determining Eligibility
				Based on Gross Income
); a maximum asset limit of $3250 (
see
106 CMR 363.110(A)
				 ); the excess medical deduction (
see
106 CMR 364.400(C)
				 ); an uncapped shelter deduction
				(
see
106 CMR 364.400(G)
				 ) and the 165% Income Standard for Elderly
				and Disabled Individuals (
see
106 CMR
				361.200 ).
(A) To be considered an elderly individual,
			 he or she must be 60 years of age or older by the last day of the month of
			 application. A disabled individual is someone who meets one of the following
			 requirements:
(1) Receives or is certified to
			 receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits (Title XVI), or disability
			 or blindness payments under Titles I (Old Age Assistance), II (Retirement,
			 Survivor and Disability Insurance [RSDI]), X (Aid to the Blind), XIV (Aid to
			 the Permanently and Totally Disabled) or XVI of the Social Security Act; or
			 Receives or is certified to receive federally or State-administered
			 supplemental benefits under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided
			 that the eligibility to receive the benefits is based upon the disability or
			 blindness criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act or receives
			 federally or State-administered supplemental benefits under section 212(a) of
			 Pub. L. 93-66;
(2) Receives
			 disability-related medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security
			 Act (MassHealth);
(3) Receives
			 disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a
			 disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security
			 Act;
(4) Is a veteran with a
			 service-connected or nonservice-connected disability rated or paid as total by
			 the Veterans' Administration (VA) under 38 USC;
(5) Is a veteran considered by the VA to be
			 in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under 38
			 USC;
(6) Is a surviving spouse of a
			 veteran and considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or
			 permanently housebound or a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the
			 VA to be permanently incapable of self-support under 38 USC;
(7) Is a surviving spouse or surviving child
			 of a veteran receiving or approved by the VA to receive compensation for a
			 service-connected death or pension benefits for a nonservice-connected death
			 under 38 USC and has a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of
			 the Social Security Act; or
(8)
			 Receives an annuity payment under: section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad
			 Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by
			 the Railroad Retirement Board; or section 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement
			 Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used in
			 determining eligibility for SSI.