State Supplemental Payments
Some States pay a supplement based on:
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your living arrangement;
nyour disability; or
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your geographical location
nyour geographical location
There are 2 Types of Income for SSI
Earned Income Unearned Income
Earned Income n Wages n Self employment n Royalties Sheltered workshop n Social Security n Unemployment n Interest n Gifts n Sheltered workshop
What Income Does Not Count?
We do not count:
How is ISM Counted?
We count ISM in one of two ways: n If you live in another person’s household and do not pay for food and shelter you get from the household, we reduce your SSI benefit by 1/3 (VTR) ($244.33).What are SSI Resources?
First of the Month Rule
• The SSI resource determination is made as of th “fi t t f th th ” the “first moment of the month.” • That value applies during the rest of the month. • If the value of resources changes during the month it is not considered until the first month, it is not considered until the first moment of the next month.Distinction Between Income and Resources
• Anything received during a month is evaluated under income counting rules in that month
income‐counting rules in that month.
• If that item is retained until the following month, it is evaluated under resource‐counting rules in the following month.
Living Arrangements
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You are in a hospital or nursing home
You are in a hospital or nursing home
for a whole month and Medicaid pays
over 1/2 of the bill ($30 maximum).
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You are in an institution run by
Federal, State or local government for
Federal, State or local government for
a month (Ineligible).
Residents of Public Institutions
n Under the Social Security Act, inmates of
bli i tit ti ll t li ibl f
public institutions generally are not eligible for SSI.
n There are some exceptions, but the exceptions
Children's Income Issues
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families • Foster Care • Adoption Assistance • Child Care • Child Support • Student Earned Income ExclusionTemporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF)
• TANF replaced AFDC in 1996 • Uses income as a factor of eligibility • Partially funded by Federal block grants • Simultaneous eligibility for TANF and SSI okay • TANF in categorized as “income based on need” (IBON) and counted dollar for dollar for SSI (IBON) and counted dollar for dollar for SSIFoster Care
• For SSI, payment to care provider to meet the d f th i di id l i needs of the individual in care • Treatment for SSI depends on the funding source, purpose and whether the recipient is the provider or recipient of careAdoption Assistance
• Adoption assistance programs provide t d/ i t b i payments and/or services to remove barriers and increase adoption of children with special needs • Treatment for SSI depends on source of the funding and purpose of the paymentsg p p p yTitle IV‐E Adoption Assistance
• Change in the law effective 10/01/09 • “Applicable Child” –Meets age requirements –Been in foster care for at least 60 months –Sibling of an applicable child• Cash payments made to adoptive parents on
Title IV‐E Adoption Assistance
• “Non‐applicable child” –Meets old eligibility requirements –Needs‐based payments and Federal funding • Counted dollar for dollar as income based on need (IBON) for SSI, not subject to $20 GIE• Kinship Guardian Assistance payments
Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care
The claimant may file an SSI application if he or she:
• lives in a foster care situation
Exclusion for 2015
• SSI recipient must be regularly attending h l school • Exclude up to $1780/month of earned income, up to a calendar year total of $7,180Continued Payment under
Vocational Rehabilitation Plan –
Section 301
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Continuation benefits after found to be no longer disabled ‐ medical recovery ‐ if participating in an approved vocational
Vocational Rehabilitation Plan
-Section 301
h b h • Person must have begun participating in the program before the date his/her disability ceased. • Social Security determines whether a person’s completion of program, or continuation in program for a specified period of time, will increase likelihood that person will not have to return to disability or blindness benefit rolls.Plan for Achieving Self‐Support (PASS)
ELEMENTS OF A PASS
• Be in writing (SSA 545) • State a job goal or VR evaluation • Contain a reasonable and measurable timeframe• List expenses that are necessary to achieve
• List expenses that are necessary to achieve the work goal
SSI Beneficiaries
• The Ticket program is voluntary. It provides:
• Increase choice of employment services
• Local benefit planning services
• Simpler process to restart benefits if disability again prevents continuing employment