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SSI State Supplement - North Carolina

 

Image of the North Carolina State Flag. The flag has a blue field with two bars making up the fly; the top one red and the bottom bar white. Centered on the blue field is a white five pointed star. The gilt letters 'N' and 'C' are placed on either side of the white star, with gilt scrolls in semi-circular form, incorporating black lettering, placed above and below the star. The upper scroll displays the date May 20, 1775 representing the date a group of citizens prepared the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which stated that English laws were no longer in effect in Mecklenburg County. The lower scroll displays April 12, 1776, the date of the Halifax Resolves, authorizing the state's delegates at the Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence. The flag was adopted in 1885.North Carolina provides State Supplements to Federal SSI benefit payments for residents in one of the living arrangements specified in the table below.

 

General Information

The program providing assistance to aged and disabled persons is also known as "State/County Special Assistance for Adults".

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 office of the Department of Social Services.

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

Payment Levels

 

State Supplementation

Combined Federal/State

Living Arrangement

Individual

Couple

Individual

Couple

 

 

 

 

 

Adult care home:

 

 

 

 

Basic (Aged, Blind, and Disabled) [a]

$554.00

[b]

$1,228.00

[b]

Special Care Unit (Aged, Blind, and Disabled)

887.00

[b]

1,561.00

[b]

 

 

 

 

 

Blind, pending SSI eligibility: [c]

 

 

 

 

Not paying shelter and utilities

97.00

[d] 194.00

N/A

N/A

Paying shelter and utilities

146.00

[e] 219.00

N/A

N/A

Notes

[a] An additional $20.00 income exemption is allowed. In addition, a $46 personal needs allowance is included in the optional supplementation.

[b] Couples residing in these living arrangements are treated as individuals one month after entering an Adult Care Home.

[c] This is a temporary supplement paid until SSI eligibility is determined. This is for people who are currently in a private living arrangement.

[d] If only one member of the couple is blind, payment level is $194.

[e] If only one member of the couple is blind, payment level is $219.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living in an adult care home - Includes recipients residing in an assisted living residence in which the housing management provides 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled personal care services to two or more residents, either directly or, for scheduled needs, through formal written agreement with licensed home care or hospice agencies. Recipients residing in a special care unit for Alzheimer's in an adult care home are eligible for a higher payment amount. Recipients residing in their own home may be eligible for some of these personal care services.

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 persons living in adult care homes. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.

Recoveries, Liens, and Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

No income is deemed to the spouse at home.

Income Disregards

Federal SSI regulations apply.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place of Application

County offices of the Department of Social 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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