Massachusetts Department of Public Health
SSI and Public-Benefit Navigation · About this organization
What you get
Help understanding SSI and other public benefits.
How to start
Ask the agency's special-health-needs staff about benefits and which documents to prepare.
Good to know
- The cash benefit itself comes from the federal benefits program.
The details, as published
DPH special-health-needs staff provide information and navigation around SSI and related benefits; the underlying benefit is federal, not a DPH award.
What help you may get
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
SSI and Public-Benefit Navigation — navigation guides and advocacy
DPH special-health-needs staff provide information and navigation around SSI and related benefits; the underlying benefit is federal, not a DPH award.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Massachusetts child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific special-health-needs criteria are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: MA.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official page or contact the state program for screening and current local access.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; program-specific age, clinical, county/provider, insurance, and capacity rules apply.
- Confirm current program-specific eligibility, capacity, and access.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs · checked Aug 24, 2026