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Produced by Deborah Harris and Betsy Gwin, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Reviewed December 2022

TAFDC benefits are deposited twice a month directly to your bank account or electronic benefits transfer (EBT) account. See How will you get your grant–direct deposit or electronic benefits transfer? The date of the deposit depends on the last digit of your Social Security number. You get half of the monthly grant at a time. 106 C.M.R. § 706.400. The day of the first deposit in the month is the beginning of your cyclical month. The cyclical month ends the day before the first deposit in the following month.

Timetable for Deposit of Cash Benefits

Last Digit of Social Security Number

Day of the Month

First Deposit

Second Deposit

0

1

16

1

2

17

2

4

19

3

5

20

4

7

22

5

8

23

6

10

25

7

11

26

8

13

28

9

14

29

Benefits due on Sunday are deposited on Saturday. Benefits due on a holiday are deposited the day before the holiday. Unless it is a leap year, the second February benefit deposit for Social Security numbers ending in 9 is deposited on the 28th.

Advocacy Remindesr:

  • The day of the first deposit in the month is the start of the cyclical month. DTA uses the cyclical month (not the calendar month) to calculate benefits.
  • If you are a new applicant, your first deposit may be on a different day of the month than your regular deposit.

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