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SSI State Supplement - Michigan

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

General Information

NOTE: Both State and Federal agencies administer SSI Supplements in Michigan. The Michigan Family Independence Agency administers supplemental payments for recipients living independently and living in the household of another. The Social Security Administration administers all other supplemental payments.

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 contact your SSA Claims Representative or the Michigan Family Independence Agency for the updated numbers.

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

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] State-administered payments.

[b] Payment levels for essential person apply only to cases converted from the state rolls in 1974.

Living Arrangement Definitions

Living independently - Includes all eligible recipients who are not included in any other state arrangement, recipients residing in SSI facilities where Medicaid is not paying more than 50 percent of the cost of care, and recipients residing in publicly operated emergency shelters throughout a month.

Living in the household of another - Includes recipients with no essential person who are in Federal Code B.

D - Living in a Domiciliary care - Includes recipients residing in licensed non-medical facilities that provide room, board, and supervision. The state certifies which recipients are residents requiring this level of care.

E - Living in a personal-care facility - Includes recipients residing in licensed non-medical facilities which provide general supervision, physical care, and assistance in carrying out the basic activities of daily living. The state certifies which recipients are residents requiring this level of care.

F - Living in a home for the aged - Includes recipients residing in non-medical facilities for the aged. The state certifies which recipients are residents requiring this level of care. Such care situations include, but are not limited to, licensed homes for the aged.

G - Living independently with an essential person - Includes recipients with an essential person, who are not living in the household of another. Children under age 18 are excluded. There are no longer any recipients receiving payments for living in the household of another with an essential person.

H - Living in household of another with an essential person - Includes recipients converted from the 1973 state rolls who reside in another's household and it is determined that they need assistance from someone considered essential to their well-being.

I – Living in a Medicaid facility – Includes recipients in federal Code D.

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 every SSI recipient including children except those residing in medical facilities not certified under Medicaid.

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

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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