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State Supplementary Assistance - Nonfinancial Eligibility - Iowa

To be eligible for State Supplementary Assistance, a person must be:

·        Aged, which means the person is 65 years or older, or

·        Blind, which means the person has:

·                           Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with use of corrective lens, or

·                           Visual field restriction to 20 degrees or less, or

·        Disabled, which means the person is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determined physical or mental impairment that:

·                           Has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or

·                           Can be expected to result in death

(The above standards for age, blindness, and disability for State Supplementary Assistance are the same as those for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).)

Applicants for and recipients of State Supplementary Assistance must also meet the following requirements:

·        Be a U.S. citizen.

·        Live in Iowa. Persons who are temporarily out of the state for less than a month are still considered residents of Iowa.

·        Apply for or accept other cash benefits for which they may be eligible. In addition, applicants and recipients must apply for SSI or FIP if they might be eligible.

An applicant or any other person whose needs are included in determining the State Supplementary Assistance payment must have applied for or be receiving all other benefits for which the person may be eligible, including SSI or FIP.

The person must cooperate in the eligibility procedures while applying for other benefits. The person who fails to cooperate is ineligible for State Supplementary Assistance.

·        Furnish social security number or proof that they have applied for the numbers if the numbers have not been issued or are unknown and provide the numbers upon receipt.

See Also:

·           Eligibility Requirements for State Supplementary Assistance

·           Income for State Supplementary Assistance

·           Overview of State Supplementary Assistance

·           Overview of Benefits in Iowa

Source: DHS Employees’ Policy Manual

Title 6, Other Income Maintenance (IM) Programs

·     Chapter B, State Supplemental Assistance, Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements, pages 6-7

Regulation citations: 441 IAC 50.2(1), 50.1(249), 51.1(249), 51.5(249), 51.8(249)

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