Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Massachusetts State Combined Food Stamp Application Project (CAP)
("Program aims to boost disabled seniors' food stamp use, Debit-like cards will be sent out," Boston Globe, June 23, 2005)
As part of the Bay State Combined Application Project, or CAP, the state will send electronic food stamp cards to 30,000 elderly, disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits automatically in the mail. Another 38,000 disabled seniors will be eligible for the program at the end of the summer. Future recipients will be able to enroll in the Food Stamp Program at the time they apply for SSI, without separate applications or long lines. The project is part of an effort by the state to boost its participation rate in the Food Stamp Program, which is the lowest in the nation with only 39 percent of eligible persons receiving assistance. According to Patricia Baker, policy analyst for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, disabled seniors tend to miss applying for food stamps because of fear of the process and stigma.
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::Shelley
As part of the Bay State Combined Application Project, or CAP, the state will send electronic food stamp cards to 30,000 elderly, disabled recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits automatically in the mail. Another 38,000 disabled seniors will be eligible for the program at the end of the summer. Future recipients will be able to enroll in the Food Stamp Program at the time they apply for SSI, without separate applications or long lines. The project is part of an effort by the state to boost its participation rate in the Food Stamp Program, which is the lowest in the nation with only 39 percent of eligible persons receiving assistance. According to Patricia Baker, policy analyst for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, disabled seniors tend to miss applying for food stamps because of fear of the process and stigma.
http://tinyurl.com/bjxqs
::Shelley
