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SSI State Supplement - Washington

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

General Information

NOTE: Before October 1, 2002 both State and Federal agencies administered SSI Supplements in Washington. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services administered supplemental payments to SSI recipients in Medicaid facilities. The Social Security Administration administered all other supplemental payments. Washington discontinued optional State supplementary payments to all persons in living arrangement codes A, C, G, and H effective June 30, 2002. Washington began administering optional State supplementary payments to Developmentally Delayed clients effective July 1, 2002.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) originally provided the data shown in the table, and it has been updated by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. 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 twice annually, and become effective January 1st and July 1st. The table shows monthly payment levels for calendar year 2011, using state supplementation figures current as of January 2011.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after July 1, 2011, you should contact the Washington Department of Social and Health Services for possibly updated numbers.

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] Includes persons in congregate care group facilities.

[b] Applies only to cases converted from former state assistance programs.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living independently - Applies to recipients residing in a federal Code A or C living arrangement unless they are living with an ineligible spouse or temporarily residing in a medical institution.

Living with an ineligible spouse - Applies to recipients who are living independently with a spouse who does not qualify for SSI payments.

Living in the household of another - Applies to recipients residing in a federal Code B living arrangement unless they are living with an ineligible spouse or temporarily residing in a medical institution.

Living in the household of another with an ineligible spouse - Includes recipients residing in a federal Code B living arrangement who have an ineligible spouse.

Medicaid facility - Includes recipients residing in a 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 all needy aged and blind persons with an ineligible spouse, 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://www.dshs.wa.gov/manuals/eaz/sections/Stds4Cash.shtml#388-478-0040
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/manuals/eaz/sections/Stds4Cash.shtml#388-478-0055

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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