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SSI State Supplement - Maine

Maine 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.

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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 2010.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after January 1, 2011, you should be able to get the updated numbers from your local office of the Department of Human Services.

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

Payment Levels

	State Supplementation		Combined Federal/State
Living Arrangement	Individual	Couple	Individual	Couple

Living alone or with others	$10.00	$15.00	$684.00	$1,026.00

Living in the household of another	8.00	12.00	457.34	686.00

Foster home	49.00	273.00	723.00	1,284.00

Flat rate boarding home	217.00	590.00	891.00	1,601.00

Cost reimbursement boarding home	234.00	636.00	908.00	1,647.00

Medicaid facility	10.00	20.00	40.00	80.00

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living alone or with others - Includes the following types of recipients:

1) an individual living in his/her own household with no other person except an ineligible spouse;

2) a couple living in their own household;

3) a person in a medical facility where Medicaid does not pay more than 50 percent of the cost of care;

4) a person in an institution (excludes inmates of public institutions) on the basis of his eligibility under Section 611(e)(1)(E) for all or part of a month provided that Medicaid does not pay more than 50 percent of the cost of their care;

5) a person in a private-pay facility or private-pay portion of a licensed boarding home; or

6) an individual or couple living with other persons but not considered to be living in the household of another.

Living in the household of another - Includes eligible persons who:

1) live in a household other than their own throughout a month with at least one other person who is not their child, their spouse, or an ineligible person whose income is deemed to them; and

2) receive food and shelter from within that household.

Living in a foster home - Includes recipients residing in an adult foster home.

Living in a flat rate boarding home - Includes recipients residing in a boarding home which is licensed by and has a provider agreement with the state for reimbursement at a flat rate.

Living in a cost reimbursement Boarding Home - Includes recipients residing in a boarding home which is licensed by and has a provider agreement with the state for reimbursement based on cost.

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 all aged, blind, and disabled SSI recipients including children. In addition, a small number of persons not eligible for SSI are eligible for a state supplement.

Recoveries, Liens, And Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

None.

Income Disregards

Federal income disregards apply to all living arrangements. For those living alone, with others, or in the household of another, the state disregards an additional $55 for an individual and $80 for a couple.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place Of Application

Local offices of the state Department of Health and 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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