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SSI State Supplement - North Carolina

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

General Information

The program providing assistance to aged and disabled persons is also known as "State/County Special Assistance for Adults".

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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 2008.

If you are using this version of WorkWORLD after January 1, 2009, you should be able to get the updated numbers from your county office of the Department of Social Services.

Definitions for specific Living Arrangement terms are provided below the table.

Payment Levels

Notes

[a] An additional $20.00 income exemption is allowed. In addition, a $46 personal needs allowance is included in the optional supplementation.

[b] Couples residing in these living arrangements are treated as individuals one month after entering an Adult Care Home.

[c] The special assistance rate for disenfranchised recipients is now the same for ambulatory and semi-ambulatory, effective July 1, 1999.

[d] Disenfranchised recipients are those who were grandfathered for continued coverage when the basic rate was reduced in August 1995.

[e] This is a temporary supplement paid until SSI eligibility is determined. This is for people who are currently in a private living arrangement.

[f] If only one member of the couple is blind, payment level is $146.00.

[g] If only one member of the couple is blind, payment level is $219.00.

[h] Payment after subtracting the federal poverty level ($851) from basic rate times 75 percent.

Living Arrangements Definitions

Living in an adult care home - Includes recipients residing in an assisted living residence in which the housing management provides 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled personal care services to two or more residents, either directly or, for scheduled needs, through formal written agreement with licensed home care or hospice agencies.

Adult care homes that provide care to two to six unrelated residents are commonly called family care homes. Adult care homes that provide care to seven or more unrelated residents are commonly called homes for the aged.

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 aged, blind, and disabled persons living in adult care homes. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.

Recoveries, Liens, and Assignments

None.

Relative Responsibility

No income is deemed to the spouse at home.

Income Disregards

All categories: A $20 exemption applies to any income including SSI, with the exception of those persons whose income is a Veterans Affairs (VA) pension payment or a VA compensation payment to the surviving parent of a veteran.

Aged and disabled: Federal SSI regulations apply.

Blind: For earned income, disregard the first $85 plus one-half of the remainder.

Resource Limitations

Federal SSI resource limitations apply.

Place of Application

County offices of the Department of Social Services.

Source

SSA Publication No. 13-11975 [latest edition available], State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2008 (released December 2008) online at:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2008/index.html

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