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SSI State Supplement - Maryland

Maryland 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 2010.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after January 1, 2011, you should be able to get the updated numbers from your county social service agency.

Definitions for specific Living Arrangement terms are provided below the table and notes.

Payment Levels

	State Supplementation		Combined Federal/State
Living Arrangement	Individual	[a] Couple	Individual	[a] Couple

Care Home:
I. Minimal supervision	$66.00	---	$740.00	---
II. Moderate supervision [b]	175.00	---	849.00	---
III. Extensive supervision [b]	463.00	---	1,137.00	---
IV. Specialized and intensive supervision [b]	666.00	---	1,340.00	---

Assisted Living [b]	184.00	---	858.00	---

Rehabilitative Residence	52.00		82.00

Notes

[a] The State supplementation rate for individuals applies to each member of a couple.

[b] Includes an $82.00 personal needs allowance.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living in a care home with minimal supervision - Includes individuals who are certified by one of the administering state agencies as requiring minimal supervision in an approved care home.

Living in a care home with moderate supervision - Includes individuals who are certified by one of the administering state agencies as requiring moderate supervision in an approved care home.

Living in a care home with extensive supervision - Includes individuals who are certified by one of the administering state agencies as requiring extensive supervision in an approved care home.

Living in a care home with specialized and intensive supervision - Includes individuals who are certified by one of the administering state agencies as requiring specialized and intensive services in an approved care home.

Residing in an assisted living facility - Includes individuals certified by the Maryland Department of Human Resources as requiring care in an approved Domiciliary care facility.

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 aged, blind, and disabled individuals living in a Care home or in an Assisted living facility who are eligible for payments under the SSI program or who would be eligible except for income. Children are not eligible for optional supplementation.

Recoveries, Liens, and Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

Husband for wife.

Income Disregards

Disregards $20 of any unearned income, including SSI.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place of Application

Local county social service agencies.

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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