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SSI State Supplement - Hawaii

Hawaii 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/11108.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

B - Foster care home - Includes recipients who are certified by the state as residents of a foster care home.

H - Living in Domiciliary Care I - Includes recipients (including children) living in a private, non-medical facility (established and maintained for the purpose of providing personal care and services to aged, infirm, or handicapped persons) and certified by the state. Domicilary Care I recipients reside in a facility licensed by the State for less than six residents.

I - Living in Domiciliary Care II - Same as H except level II recipients reside in a facility licensed by the state for six or more residents.

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 all SSI recipients, including children, except those who are:

·                        living independently;

·                        living in the household of another;

·                        patients in medical facilities where Medicaid pays more than 50 percent of the cost of care; or

·                        patients in private medical facilities not certified under Medicaid.

Payment amounts for eligible children in domiciliary care are determined on an individual basis. Recipients in medical facilities who are eligible for Federal payments under Section 1611(e)(1)(E) receive State optional supplementation (code A payment level) for up to 2 months.

Recoveries, Liens, and Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

None.

Income Disregards

No disregards in addition to the Federal income disregards.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place of Application

Social Security Administration field offices.

Source

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) In Hawaii, SSA Publication No. 05-11108, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11108.html

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