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SSI State Supplement - Arizona

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

General Information

The Social Security Administration (SSA) 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 2006.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after January 1, 2007, you should contact your SSA Claims Representative for the updated numbers.

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

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] Services may be provided in lieu of cash grants.

[b] Services or cash benefit provided is the same for both individuals and couples.

[c] Supplementation in this living arrangement has been discontinued.

Living Arrangement Definitions

Requires housekeeping services – A determination that the person is functionally impaired in sufficient degree as to require help with housekeeping, laundry, essential shopping, errands, and meal preparation.

Licensed supervisory care home – Provides accommodations, board and general supervision including assistance in the self-administration of prescribed medication.

Adult foster care – Homes are certified on a county basis in Maricopa and Pima counties and by the Department of Human Services elsewhere. These homes provide supervisory care and assistance with daily living services to four or fewer people.

Twenty-four-hour treatment facility – Residential care facilities, licensed by the State Department of Health Services, which provide 24-hour treatment to the chronically mentally ill.

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 require assistance with housekeeping. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.

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

Area Agencies on Aging, Catholic Social Services, other designated contracting agencies, and local offices of State Department of Economic Security. The County Health Department Long-Term Care Units and the City Human Resources Departments arrange home interviews (if needed) or refer to appropriate agencies.

Source

SSA Publication No. 13-11975 [latest edition available], State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2006 (released October 2006) online at:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2006/index.html

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