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SSI State Supplement - Vermont

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

General Information

NOTE: Both State and Federal agencies administer SSI Supplements in Vermont. The Economic Services Division (ESD) of the Department for Children and Families (formerly the Department of Prevention, Assistance, Transition, and Health Access (PATH) and before that the Department of Social Welfare) in the Vermont Agency of Human Services administers the program for essential persons. The Social Security Administration administers all other supplemental payments.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Vermont Agency of Human Services 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 or the Vermont Department of Social Welfare for the updated numbers. You may also be able to find updated information on the SSA website at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11128.html

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

Payment Levels

Living Arrangement Definitions

A/B - Living independently - Includes eligible recipients who are not in any other state living arrangement. Includes children who are living with parents, recipients residing in private title XIX facilities where Medicaid is not paying more than 50 percent of the cost of care, and recipients residing in publicly operated emergency shelters throughout a month.

C - Living in assistive community care/licensed community home with Assistive Community Care (Level III) - Any individual who resides in a Level III Residential Care Home that is certified by the Department of Aging and Independent Living to provide Assisted Community Care Services.

E - Living in the household of another - Includes recipients in federal Code B who are not otherwise exempted from state supplementation.

G - Living in a Level IV-residential care home - Includes recipients living in Level IV Community Homes identified by the State.

H - Living in a custodial-care family home - Includes recipients who are in federal code A, live in another's home, pay room and board, and receive one or more custodial services. Custodial care includes providing basic room and board, plus such services as: help with feeding, dressing, bathing, moving under normal circumstances, occasional tray service and supervision for the recipients' protection. To qualify as a home under this arrangement, these services must be provided by a resident of the home and cannot be provided to more than two persons in the home. Custodial care or supervision provided by a spouse is not included under this arrangement.

- Living in a Medicaid facility - Includes recipients in federal Code D.

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-eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals, including children.

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://dcf.vermont.gov/sites/dcf/files/pdf/esd/rules/B10-28.pdf

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) In Vermont, SSA Publication No. 05-11128, [latest available edition], online at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11128.html

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