StateGC4 · Financial Resources
Massachusetts tax relief pathways that may apply to caregiver households, including the refundable Child and Family Tax Credit, Massachusetts earned income t...
Tax Credit
Coverage: Massachusetts
Programs worth checking in Massachusetts
Our records list 13 programs with declared coverage in Massachusetts, plus 73 federal programs to check. Each one links to what to ask and the official path. Checking is yours; the eligibility decision is the program’s.
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Programs available in Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC5 · Navigation
assists all kinship caregivers (grandparents and other relatives) with accessing services for themselves and the children they are raising
InformationServices
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social Support
The Frail Elder Waiver is a MassHealth Home and Community-Based Services waiver that provides community services and supports to eligible elders.
Services
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social Support
Money Follows the Person Demonstration serves MassHealth members aged 18 and older who are disabled, or aged 65 and older, helping them transition to communi...
Services
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC4 · Financial Resources
MassHealth Adult Foster Care serves individuals aged 16 and older needing physical assistance or cueing with Activities of Daily Living, providing care by fa...
Cash StipendServices
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resources
Massachusetts's Adult Foster Care (AFC) program pays family caregivers a daily stipend through MassHealth to provide live-in care to MassHealth-eligible memb...
Cash StipendServices
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social Supportre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Personal Care Attendant Program. Use the official program page for current services, eligibility rules, amounts, and how to...
Services
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC5 · Navigationre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Family Caregiver Support Program. Use the official program page for current services, eligibility rules, amounts, and how t...
ServicesInformation
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Healthre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Massachusetts Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Use the official program page for current services, eli...
ServicesCoverage
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC4 · Financial ResourcesGC5 · Navigationre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML). Use the official program page for current services, eligibility rules, ...
Wage ReplacementJob Protection
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC3 · Housing & Environmentre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Massachusetts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Use the official program page for current services, eligibi...
In-Kind
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC3 · Housing & EnvironmentGC5 · Navigation
Massachusetts caregivers can use MassOptions, Aging Services Access Points, Aging and Disability Resource Consortia, the Executive Office of Aging & Independ...
InformationServices
Coverage: Massachusetts
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC5 · NavigationGC6 · Emotional Wellbeing
Massachusetts caregivers of Veterans can access VA caregiver support through Boston, Central Western Massachusetts, and other VA caregiver support teams, inc...
InformationServices
Coverage: Massachusetts
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Federal programs to check
Federal program rules can differ by location. Confirm coverage for Massachusetts on each official source.
- ABLE Accounts (IRC §529A)Tax Credit · In-Kind
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) / No Wrong Door SystemInformation · Services
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)Coverage
- Credit for Other Dependents ($500 nonrefundable — ODC)Tax Credit
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Tax Credit
- Eldercare LocatorInformation
- FCC Lifeline ProgramIn-Kind
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Job Protection
- FMLA Military Caregiver LeaveJob Protection
- Medicaid HCBS Waivers (Home and Community-Based Services)Services
- Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (IL-OIB)Services · Information
- Medical Expense Deduction for Caregiving Costs (IRC §213)Tax Credit
- IRC §3504 Fiscal/Employer Agent Rules (FMS Legal Framework)Information
- IRS Notice 2014-7 — Difficulty-of-Care Income ExclusionTax Credit
- Lifespan Respite Care ProgramServices
- LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)In-Kind
- MedicaidCoverage
- Medicaid §1915(i) HCBS State Plan OptionServices
- Medicaid Self-Directed ServicesServices · Cash Stipend
- Medicare - 2026 Premium UpdatesCoverage
- OAA Title III-B Supportive Services (Area Agencies on Aging)Services
- OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services (Meals on Wheels / Congregate Meals)In-Kind
- OAA Title VI Parts A/B — Tribal Nutrition and Supportive ServicesServices · In-Kind
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (OAA Title VII)Services · Information
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)Services · Coverage
- Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF, Title IV-B Subpart 2)Services
- Centers for Independent Living (Rehabilitation Act Title VII)Services · Information
- 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineInformation · Services
- SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)Services · Information
- Section 45S Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical LeaveWage Replacement
- SHIP — State Health Insurance Assistance ProgramInformation
- Social Security Child's / Disabled Adult Child (DAC) and Survivor BenefitsCash Stipend
- SSA Representative Payee ProgramInformation
- USDA Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans and GrantsCash Stipend · In-Kind
- VA Community Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)Services
- VA Aid & Attendance Pension SupplementCash Stipend
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- VA Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)Services
- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide (H/HHA) CareServices
- VA Housebound Pension AllowanceCash Stipend
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)Services · Information
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)In-Kind
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)Services
- Social Services Block Grant (Title XX)Services
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care RespiteServices
- Veterans-Directed Care (VDC) ProgramCash Stipend · Services
- Head StartServices
- Medicare Payment for Family Caregiver TrainingServices · Information
- Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI)Services · Information
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)Tax Credit
- CFPB Managing Someone Else's Money GuidesInformation
- CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)Coverage · Services
- CSBG (Community Services Block Grant)Services
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)Information · Services
- CMS GUIDE Model (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience)Services · Information
- Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)Information · Services
- Dependent Care Assistance Program and Dependent Care FSA (IRC §129)Tax Credit
- Medicaid While Working (Section 1619(b)) - 2026 UpdatesCoverage
- Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing DemonstrationServices · In-Kind
- NFCSP (National Family Caregiver Support Program)Services · Information
- Payroll Information Exchange (PIE)Information
- AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion ProgramServices
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)In-Kind
- SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income)Cash Stipend
- Medicaid State Plan Personal Care ServicesServices
- CCDF Child Care Subsidies (Child Care and Development Fund)In-Kind · Cash Stipend
- HUD Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP)In-Kind
- HUD ROSS Service Coordinators (Elderly and Persons with Disabilities)Services · Information
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramCoverage
- TANF Child-Only Grants for Kinship CaregiversCash Stipend
- TEFRA / Katie Beckett Medicaid OptionCoverage · Services
- Unemployment Insurance — Caregiver Good-Cause Quit ProtectionsWage Replacement
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