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Health & Social Services
Food & Cash Assistance
SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps)

This page, SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps), is offered by
Department of Transitional Assistance

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
• Connections to other kinds of help, like utility discounts, free school meals and discounted admissions to many Commonwealth museums and cultural institutions via EBT Card to Culture

View transcript of Learn About SNAP

Top tasks

See if you are eligible in 10 seconds via our SNAP screener Apply for SNAP Connect with DTA to submit documents & get case info (online, by phone, in-person)

All other tasks

Shop for food online with SNAP Find help in the community via a SNAP outreach partner SNAP Path to Work (education & training) SNAP Outreach Materials Report SNAP Household Misfortune EBT Card to Culture (discounted admissions to museums & cultural institutions)

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)

See all 7 of SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps)

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

More Information

Service Area Listing by Transitional Assistance (TAO) Office (PDF 48.86 KB)