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Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)

Program Description

In Minnesota, the Optional State Supplement (OSS) to Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is called Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA). MSA is a state funded program that provides a monthly cash supplement to persons who are aged, blind or disabled who also receive federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or, but for excess income, would be receiving SSI benefits. The MSA program is administered by county human service agencies.

Eligibility Criteria

MSA is available to Minnesota residents who are recipients of SSI or are eligible for SSI except for excess income, and whose net income is less than the MSA standards. To receive MSA benefits, a person must be age 65 or older, or blind or have severely impaired vision, or disabled according to the criteria used for Retirement and Survivors Disability Insurance (RSDI) and SSI and be between the ages of 18 and 65. Disability for non-SSI recipients is determined by the State Medical Review Team.

Recipients must have resources that total no more than $2,000 for an individual, and $3,000 for a couple

Benefits

See the topic "SSI State Supplement - Minnesota" for a detailed table of benefits payable under various living situations.

For More Information

For more information about the MSA program, contact Patricia Ploumen, SSI Coordinator, at (651) 296-6004, or send mail to 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-3837. For TTY communication, contact the Minnesota Relay Service at 1-800-627-3529.

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