BBT

Materials from the February 4, 2025 Health Care Access Programs training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series: Handout Materials Agenda (pdf) About the Faculty  How to Apply for Public Health Insurance Benefits in Massachusetts (pdf of…

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…

Materials from the December 03, 2024 Cash Assistance training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series: Training Presentation Materials Agenda  Faculty Bios  TAFDC Cash Assistance Program 2024 Training (pdf of slides) TAFDC Basic Rules…

Materials from the November 6, 2024 SSI and SSDI basics training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training series MATERIALS Training Agenda Evidence Evaluation (slides) Work and SSI and SSDI (slides) Overpayments (slides) SSI and SSDI Payment Charts…

Materials from the October 7, 2024 CORI training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training (BBT) series. Training Presentations and Handouts Agenda (pdf) CORI Faculty Bios (pdf) CORI Sealing and Expungement (pdf of slides) Discrimination Claims - Unlawful Use of CORI…

Materials from the October 1, 2024 Emergency Assistance Shelter and Benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series. Training Materials About the Faculty Training Agenda Slides: Emergency Assistance Basic Benefits Training 2024 2023 Emergency…

Materials from the May 02, 2024 Income Maximization training gathered by Legal Services Center, GBLS, MLRI, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training series. Handouts Maximizing Income & Reducing Expenses BBT Training (pdf of slides) Income Maximation BBT Training…

Materials from the April 30, 2024 Elder Benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series: Agenda Presentations Elder Basic Benefits Training: Additional resources for older adults (pdf of slides) Elder Basic Benefits Training: Medicare part D and…

The following are materials are for the March 27, 2024 Immigrants and Public Benefits training. These are the core materials presented as part of the annual Mass Law Reform Institute and Mass Continuing Legal Education Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Series.  We've also added some…

Materials from the March 6, 2024 MLRI /MCLE  Basic Benefits training series on Unemployment Insurance. BBT UI Agenda (pdf) BBT Faculty Bios (pdf) 2024 UI power point slides (ppt) UI Q&A (pdf) See also the Unemployment Advocacy Guide.

A general overview of SSI and SSDI disability benefits. Note:  the pdf is almost 130 pages.

To provide states with instructions for implementing the recent statutory changes to the emergency unemployment relief for state and local governmental entities, certain nonprofit organizations, and Federally-recognized Indian Tribes provided in the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow…

As states have gained experience administering the PUA program under the CARES Act, Public Law (Pub. L. 116-136), they have identified additional questions about program operations. The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address those questions concerning the PUA…

A general overview of Social Security Retirement Insurance (RSI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits for low-income people age 65 and older. (Note -- if you are viewing this overview online, download the Word version instead of the PDF, because the links in the Word version are…

A Powerpoint presentation giving an overview of "how a bill becomes a law" in Massachusetts.  

Power point presentation prepared by the Disability Law Center in January of 2009 on How to use Directory of Occupational Titles.  An outline of the training is also attached.