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SSI State Supplement - District of Columbia

The District of Columbia provides State Supplements to Federal SSI benefit payments for residents in one of the living arrangements specified in the table below.

General Information

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provided the data shown in the table. Contact your local SSA Claims Representative for further details about eligibility and benefit levels. See the topic "Contacting the Social Security Administration" to find out how to get information or help from SSA.

Notes about specific items, if any, display as colored letters within brackets in the table. Their explanation directly follows the table. You may click on these colored letters within the table to jump immediately to the explanations. Use the Back button in the Help window to return to your place in the table. If additional information is available, it follows after any notes.

Unless otherwise stated, payment levels apply equally to people who are aged, people with blindness, and people with disabilities. Benefit amounts are usually adjusted annually, and become effective January 1st. The table shows monthly payment levels for calendar year 2012.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after January 1, 2013, you should contact your SSA Claims Representative for the updated numbers. You may also be able to find updated information on the SSA website at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11162.html

Definitions for specific Living Arrangement terms are provided below the table. Click on the term to go to the definition.

Payment Levels

Living Arrangement Definitions

A – Living in an adult foster care home (50 beds or less) – Includes only recipients who are certified by the District of Columbia, Department of Health or the Commission on Mental Health Services, as residents of an adult foster care home with 50 or fewer residents.

B – Living in an adult foster care home (over 50 beds) – Includes only recipients who are certified by the District of Columbia, Department of Health or commission on Mental Health Services, as residents of an adult foster care home with more than 50 residents.

G – Living in a Medicaid facility – Includes recipients residing in a federal Code D living arrangement.

Additional Information

NOTE: See SSI State Supplement Guide to Terms for definitions of each of the below categories.

Scope of Coverage

Optional State supplement provided to persons residing in adult foster care homes who are eligible for SSI payments or would be eligible except for income. No statutory minimum age requirements for receiving adult foster care supplementation, but children receive assistance through child welfare services provisions.

Recoveries, Liens, and Assignments

None except those cases in which liens were assigned prior to the establishment of the SSI program.

Relative Responsibility

None.

Income Disregards

No disregards in addition to the Federal income disregards.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place of Application

Department of Human Services, individual service providers for adult foster care home eligibility; Social Security Administration field offices for payment eligibility.

Source

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) In The District of Columbia, SSA Publication No. 05-11162, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11162.html

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