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SSI State Supplement - New Jersey

New Jersey 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/11148.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] State supplement includes a $100.00 personal needs allowance per person residing in a boarding home.

[b] State supplement includes a $110.50 personal needs allowance per person residing in a residential health care facility.

Living Arrangement Definitions

A - Living in a congregate care facility - Includes recipients in:

1. Residential Heath Care Facilities who are under the supervision of the Department of Human Services

2 Recipients in residential facilities for children and adults under the supervision of or placement by the Division of Developmental Disabilities or the Division of Youth and Family Services and supervised or placed by the Department of Human Services.

3. Recipients in assisted living residences and in comprehensive personal care homes licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

B - Living alone or with others - Includes all recipients in federal code A or federal Code C who do not meet the definitions of other state living arrangements. Includes persons in:

1. The Transitional Residency Program when their placement is through the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals, Department of Human Services;

2. Room and Board Facilities licensed by the Department of Community Affairs.

3. Persons in medical facilities who are in federal code A on the basis of their eligibility under Section 1611(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act.

C - Living alone with an ineligible spouse -

1. Applies to recipients who live with their ineligible spouse only or with ineligible spouse and foster children only.

2. Uses Federal criteria. Recipient currently has an essential person living in the household and in December 1973 was receiving assistance under an approved state plan that covered the needs of an essential person.

D - Living in the household of another - Includes recipients in federal Code B.

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

I – Living in a Residential Health Care facility – Includes facilities that have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and are either free-standing or attached to a nursing home, an assisted living residence, or a comprehensive personal care home approved by DCA.

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, and disabled recipients, including children, except those in publicly operated community residences or facilities where Medicaid pays less than 50 percent of the cost of care. Supplementation provided to recipients in approved residential facilities.

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) In New Jersey, SSA Publication No. 05-11148, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11148.html

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