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SSI State Supplement - Pennsylvania

 

Image of the Pennsylvania State Flag. The flag displays the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms that was authorized by the General Assembly in 1799. The state Coat of Arms is embroidered on a blue field on both sides of the flag. The Coat of Arms, containing the emblems of the official state seal, is that of Provincial Pennsylvania's Penn family. It first appeared on paper money issued by the state in 1777, and two years later was adopted for display on the state flag. An eagle on the top of a shield represents the United States, with an olive branch and a stalk of corn crossed at the bottom. The shield is supported by rearing black horses. Within the shield a ship represents the great amount of trade that Pennsylvania carried on around the world. A plow and sheaves of wheat symbolize wealth from abundant harvests, as well as the kind of wealth that comes from human thought and action. The state motto, 'Virtue, Liberty, and Independence' appears on a red banner below the shield. During the Civil War, many Pennsylvania regiments carried a modified version of the Stars and Stripes. Substituted for the field of stars on Old Glory was the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms. In 1907, an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly standardized the design of the flag and required that the field of blue be the same color as the blue of the Flag of the United States. The flag was adopted in 1799, and amended in 1907.Pennsylvania 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/11150.html

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

Payment Levels

 

State Supplementation

Combined Federal/State

Code

Living Arrangement

Individual

Couple

Individual

Couple

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

Domiciliary care facility for adults (DOMCARE)

434.30

947.40

1,132.30

1,995.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

Personal care boarding home (PCBH)

439.30

957.40

1,137.30

2,005.40

Notes

[a] State now administers payment for this living arrangement.

[b] State now administers payment for this living arrangement.

Living Arrangement Definitions

Living alone - Includes all recipients in private medical facilities (nursing homes, hospitals, intermediate care facilities) where Medicaid is not paying more than 50 percent of the cost of care, residents of publicly operated emergency shelters throughout a month, and all other individuals and couples residing in a federal Code A or C living arrangement not meeting the definitions of other state arrangements. Includes persons in medical facilities who are residing in a federal Code A living arrangement on the basis of their eligibility under section 1611(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act.

Living in the household of another - Includes recipients who do not have an essential person and who reside in a federal Code B living arrangement.

C - Living with an essential person - Includes recipients who are not living in the household of another or in a foster care home for adults and who have one or more essential persons.

D - Living with an essential person in the household of another - Includes recipients who live in the household of another and have one or more essential persons.

G - Living in a Domiciliary care facility for adults (DOMCARE) - Includes adult recipients (aged 18 or older) certified by the State to be residing in non-medical residential care facilities.

H - Living in a personal care boarding home (PCBH) - Includes adult recipients (aged 18 or older) certified by the State to be residing in non-medical residential care facilities, licensed by the Department of Welfare as a personal care boarding home. The facility offers supervision in personal care matters. It can be a for-profit 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 every aged, blind, and disabled person who is eligible for SSI payments (or would receive them except for excess income) and who reside in the specified living arrangements. Persons residing in public institutions or in certified medical facilities where Medicaid is paying more than 50 percent of the cost of care are not eligible for supplementation. Blind and disabled children are eligible for optional supplementation, except those living in domiciliary care and personal care homes where they must be age 18 or older.

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. State determines eligibility for domiciliary care and personal care home supplement.

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 Pennsylvania, SSA Publication No. 05-11150, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11150.html

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