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SSI State Supplement - Nevada

Nevada 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/11106.html

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

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] Blind individuals aged 65 or older are entitled to the highest payment category for which they qualify. A supplement is not paid to a SSI recipient whose eligibility is based on disability.

[b] Couple payment level when both members are blind. When one member is aged, payment level is reduced by $150.07. When one member is disabled, payment level is reduced by $187.30.

[c] Couple payment level when both members are blind. When one member is aged, payment level is reduced by $241.15. When one member is disabled, payment level is reduced by $265.97.

[d] Couple payment level when both members are aged or blind. When one member is disabled, payment is reduced by $440.50

Living Arrangement Definitions

A - Living independently - Includes aged and blind recipients who live in their own households or are in certified private medical facilities where Medicaid does not pay more than 50 percent of the cost of care. Also includes blind children under age 18 living in their parents' households.

B - Living in the household of another - Includes aged and blind recipients who are in Federal Code B.

C - Domiciliary care - Includes aged and blind recipients who live in private non-medical facilities or in residential facilities serving 16 or fewer persons, which provide personal care and services to aged, infirm, or handicapped adults who are unrelated to the proprietor.

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 every aged or blind recipient including children, except those in medical institutions not licensed by Medicaid and those in medical institutions for whom Medicaid pays over 50 percent of the cost of their care. State does not have an assistance program for disabled persons.

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 Nevada, SSA Publication No. 05-11106, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11106.html

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