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SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help you expand your healthy food budget and explore opportunities to support your wellbeing and education and employment goals.

SNAP is administered by the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA).

SNAP benefits include:
• Monthly funds on an EBT card to buy food
• $40, $60 or $80 a month put back on your EBT card when you use SNAP to buy local produce via the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)
• SNAP Path to Work free education and training opportunities
• Free nutrition education classes and resources

View transcript of Learn About SNAP 

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Apply for SNAP  Connect with DTA to submit documents & get case info (online, by phone, in-person)  Shop for food online with SNAP 

All other tasks

Check if you're eligible for SNAP  Find help in the community via a SNAP outreach partner  SNAP Path to Work (education & training)  SNAP Outreach Materials 

What you need to know

Learn about SNAP  Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)  Nutrition Education  Use your EBT card  SNAP verifications: information you may need to provide  When to tell DTA about changes (reporting requirements) 

Contact Information

Phone

DTA Assistance Line (877) 382-2363

The DTA Assistance Line is open from 8:15 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.

Online

DTA office phone directory 
Download the DTA Connect Mobile App 
DTA Connect website 

Fax

DTA Document Processing Center (617) 887-8765

Locations

Location Details

More Information

Related Services

Additional Resources

Tax credits and free tax help for Department of Transitional Assistance families
Important Information about the Treatment of Census Bureau Worker Earnings
Service Area Listing by Transitional Assistance (TAO) Office (PDF 48.86 KB)
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