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SSI State Supplement - Texas

 

Image of the Texas State Flag. The flag's design consists of a rectangle with a width to length ratio of two to three containing: (1) a blue vertical stripe one-third the entire length of the flag wide, and two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower red, each two-thirds the entire length of the flag long; and (2) a white, regular five-pointed star in the center of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and of such a size that the diameter of a circle passing through the five points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue stripe. Legislation adopted in 1933 was quite particular about the design and location of the lone star and the colors of the flag: blood red, azure blue and white. The colors were said to impart the 'lessons of the Flag: bravery, loyalty and purity.' However, no standard for 'blood red' or 'azure blue' existed and flags manufactured within the state varied in color and dimension. In 1993, the statutes concerning the flag were revisited and the official description of the state flag was revised to that described above. The colors of the flag were also stipulated as being 'Old Glory Red' and 'Old Glory Blue', the same colors found in the flag of the United States. These colors are defined in the Standard Color Reference of America. The flag was adopted in 1839, and amended in 1933 and 1993.Texas provides State Supplements to Federal SSI benefit payments for residents in one of the living arrangements specified in the table below.

 

General Information

This is an automatic entitlement based on SSI payments and residence in a nursing facility or ICF/MR.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) originally provided the data shown in the table, and it has been updated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. 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.

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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 your local Social Security Administration office.

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

Payment Levels

 

State Supplementation

Combined Federal/State

Living Arrangement

Individual

Couple

Individual

Couple

 

 

 

 

 

Medicaid facility [a]

$60.00

[b]

$90.00

[b]

Notes

[a] Up to $60.00 may be retained monthly as a personal needs allowance.

[b] Couples residing in this living arrangement for more than 30 days are treated like individuals.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living in a Medicaid facility - Includes those recipients residing in federal code D living arrangement.

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 SSI recipients residing in a nursing facility or Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR), whose countable income is less than $60.00.

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

http://www.dads.state.tx.us/handbooks/meh/3000/3000.htm#sec3231

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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