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SSI State Supplement - Illinois

 

Image of the Illinois State Flag. The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the Great Seal of Illinois against a white background. A Bald Eagle, representing the United States, holds a red streamer in its beak. On the streamer is the State Motto, 'State sovereignty, national union' which means that Illinois governs itself under the government of the United States. In the Bald Eagle's talons is a shield with thirteen bars and thirteen stars representing the original thirteen colonies. The date Illinois was admitted to the Union, 1818, and the date of the State Seal, 1868, are printed on a boulder. The ground around the boulder symbolizes the rich soil of this prairie state. In 1969, the General Assembly voted to add the word 'ILLINOIS' under the Great Seal of the flag in blue upper case letters, to ensure that people not familiar with the Great Seal of Illinois would recognize the banner. The flag was originally adopted in 1915.Illinois provides State Supplements to Federal SSI benefit payments for residents as specified in the Payment Levels and Scope of Coverage sections below.

 

General Information

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provided the data shown. 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.

Payment Levels

Optional supplement amount is equal to the difference between monthly SSI benefit plus other income and the income maintenance needs based on state standards. The income maintenance needs of each case are determined individually regardless of living arrangement. Utility allowance varies by geographical area.

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 for all aged, blind or disabled SSI recipients, including children, whose income maintenance needs, based on state standards, exceed their monthly SSI benefit plus other income. If the individual has been denied SSI due to level of income, eligibility for an optional state supplemental payment may exist if there is a deficit between all other income and the income maintenance need based on State standards. Noncitizens living in the community who are eligible because the federal 7-year limit has expired are given a flat $500 allowance. This program went into effect July 15, 2004.

Recoveries, Liens, And Assignments

Estate claims are filed against real and personal property for all:

1.           income maintenance paid out at any time after 1963, and

2.           medical assistance paid out prior to October 1, 1993 and after January 1, 1966 for a person age 65 or older, and

3.           medical assistance paid out after October 1, 1993 for a person age 55 or older.

Relative Responsibility

Spouse for spouse; parent for child under age 18, except that a parent is not responsible for a child of any age who has married, regardless of current martial status, and is not living with the parent.

Income Disregards

·           All recipients: First $25 per month of any income, except income received from a spouse or other person.

·           Aged and disabled: $20 plus one-half of next $60 per month of earned income.

·           Blind: $85 plus one-half of remainder of earned income per month.

Resource Limitations

No disregards in addition to the Federal income disregards.

Place Of Application

County offices of the State Department of Human Services, except in Cook County where application is made at district offices of the Department of Human Services.

Source

SSA Publication No. 13-11975 [latest edition available], State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2010 (released December 2010) online at:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2010/index.html

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