SNAP 101: Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Materials - January 2025

Below are the powerpoints and materials from the January 29, 2025 SNAP training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training series. Advocates are also encouraged to review the 2024 MLRI SNAP Advocacy Guide also listed below.  We hope to post the 2025 SNAP Advocacy Guide in February! 

• SNAP 101 Presentation Slides
• Massachusetts SNAP Benefits Worksheet 
• SNAP Medical Expense Benchmarks Chart
• Unemployed Households At-A-Glance Chart
• Working Households SNAP At-A-Glance Chart
• Older Adults and Disabled Households SNAP At-A-Glance Chart
• MLRI SNAP Common Denial/Closing reasons and Advocacy Tips, January 2025
• DTA Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses Form in English
• Advocacy Tips - Reaching a DTA worker
• Federal SNAP Benefits for MA Immigrants May 2024
• SNAP certification types and reporting roles
• Sample DTA Benefit Decision Notice

Additional Resources

• Immigrant Eligibility Chart for SNAP and Cash Assistance Benefits 
• MA Attorney’s General Guidance and Letter to Food Banks: Impermissible Requirement of Photo ID or Social Security Card at Food Pantries
• 2024 SNAP Advocacy Guide