SSI / SSP Rates for 2013

I just wanted to make you all aware of the updated rates for SSI/SSP.  Please  refer to this Evaluator's Manual change for the specifics OR continue reading below.

SSI/SSP Rates

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Non-Medical Out-of-Home Care (NMOHC) Payment Standard

Effective January 1, 2013

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)	$710.00
State Supplementary Payment (SSP)	$412.00 _________
Total NMOHC Payment Standard	$1122.00*
The NMOHC Payment Standard includes the following components:
Room and Board	$482.00
Care and Supervision (maximum)	$511.00 _________
Amount Payable for Basic Services	$993.00**
Personal and Incidental Needs Allowance (must be provided to the recipient) (minimum)	$129.00 _________
	$1122.00

* Amounts are double for SSI/SSP couples

** NOTE: Recipients who have income in addition to their SSI/SSP check (for example, a pension, Social Security retirement, or disability benefits) can be charged the $993.00 amount for basic services plus an additional $20. Because federal rules do not count the first $20 of a recipient's income against his/her SSI/SSP grant, an SSI/SSP recipient with other income has an extra $20 that people who receive only an SSI/SSP check do not have. Neither federal nor state law restricts the recipient in how this additional $20 is spent. Thus, if the recipient agrees in the admission agreement to pay the additional $20 for basic services, the facility may charge the additional amount.