Thanks for your quick response. She doesn't file a federal tax return only a state tax return in Mass. She files since she used to get a Senior Circuit Breaker tax credit which was normally up to $1000 each year. Last year she only got $69 back, I believe due to the SNAP income she reported. Actually after reading this again, it instructs people to report their food assistance in addition to her social security to calculate the credit. It's specific to Mass. So I guess that is why she didn't get as much back. Previously she wasn't getting SNAP.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-senior-circuit-breaker-tax-credit#who-is-and-isn't-e...
