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SSI State Supplement - South Dakota

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

General Information

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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 the South Dakota Department of Social Services.

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

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] Limited to SSI recipients with no other source of income. For recipients living independently, the state supplementation is added to the federal payment.

[b] Lesser amounts may be paid depending on cost of care in the facility. State provides an income disregard of $60.00 per month of the federal SSI payment. For recipients residing in assisted living and adult foster care homes, a standard applies that is established by the state for the total SSI payment. The federal SSI payment and any countable income are deducted from the state standard. The remainder is the state supplementation.

[c] Couples residing in these living arrangements are treated as individuals one month after leaving an independent living arrangement.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living independently - Includes all recipients in federal code A and federal Code C who are eligible for State supplementation and are not included under another State living arrangement.

Assisted Living/adult Foster-Care Home - Includes recipients residing in facilities or homes, which meet State licensing or certification requirements and provide personal care environments. A personal care environment provides personal care and services in addition to food, shelter, and laundry to recipients who are not in need of skilled nursing care. Residents in personal care environments must be able to participate and cooperate in performing their normal activities of daily living even though they need some assistance.

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 SSI recipients who live independently and have no other source of income and to those who live in assisted living facilities or in adult foster care homes and whose net income is below the supplementation levels. Blind and disabled children who meet the income and resource limitations and live in assisted living facilities or adult foster care homes are eligible for optional supplementation.

Recoveries, Liens, And Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

None.

Income Disregards

State disregards $60.00 of the Federal SSI payment to recipients in assisted living facilities or foster care homes (effective July 1, 2004).

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place Of Application

Local offices of State Department of Social Services for individuals in assisted living facilities or in adult foster care homes. State uses information from the Social Security Administration to identify recipients who are living independently with no other income.

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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