Michigan Bridges Eligibility Manual: BEM 660 STATE SSI PAYMENT

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SSI BENEFITS Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a cash benefit to needy per- sons who are aged (at least 65), blind or disabled. It is a federal program administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). States are allowed the option to supplement the federal benefit with state funds. In Michigan SSI benefits include a basic federal benefit and an additional amount paid with state funds. The amount of the state benefit varies by living arrangement. Issued Benefits The SSA issues the federal benefit to all SSI recipients. The SSA also issues the state funded benefit for SSI recipients in the follow- ing living arrangements: • Adult foster care. Domiciliary care. Personal care. • Home for the aged. • Institution. Nursing home. Initially, a lump sum check maybe issued for any retroactive bene- fits. Thereafter, the SSA issues SSI benefits monthly, on the first of the month. State SSI Payment The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issues the State SSI Payment (SSP) to SSI recipients in the following living arrangements: • Independent living. • Household of another. (Living in the household of another person and receiving partial or total support and maintenance in kind from that person.) Note: For payment levels see RFT 248 Reference Tables. Payments are made for only those months the recipient received a regular first of the month federal benefit. These are shown on SOLQ as a recurring payment dated the first of the month. SSPs are not issued for retroactive or supplemental federal benefits.

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SSPs are not issued for 1619 Recipients.

1619 Recipients - Certain blind or disabled SSI recipients who work and have too much income for an SSI cash grant may be eligible for continued MA coverage.SSP benefits are issued quarterly. These benefits are paid the last month of each quarter. The yearly quarters are: • January through March. • April through June. • July through September. • October through December. Payments are processed by recipient ID digit ending; see RFS 106 (Reference Schedules Manual). SSP warrants are issued to the individual or payee account designated by the SSA. Death of Recipient See BAM 505 for processing returned benefits. Notify the local Social Security Administration office of the recipients death if you believe they do not have that information. Representative Payee The Social Security Administration designates the representative payee. However, if the SSA does not notify the MDHHS of a change in payee or the recipient becomes his/her own payee, a change or deletion can be done on Bridges. Recoupment Follow Benefit Overissuance policy in BAM 700. Note: The State SSI Payment program cannot be entered onto the Automated Recoupment System. If recoupment is indicated follow local office accounting procedures for manual recoupments. Mandatory SSI Recipients Mandatory SSI recipients are those clients who were receiving ben- efits under the state administered aged, blind and disabled pro- grams that were taken over by the federally administered SSI

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program in 1974. In order to ensure a continuity in the SSI income level of these recipients, the SSA uses a separate, complex formula to determine the amount of the state supplement. Therefore, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has left the administration of mandatory supplements for all living arrangements as a federal responsibility. However, some of the recipients receiving mandatory supplements in independent living or household of another living arrangements receive less than the State SSI Payment. Benefit Reduction The DHS-430, Notice of State SSI Payment Change, is sent to each SSI recipient whose current quarterly State SSI Payment is less than the previous quarterly State SSI Payment. If the recipient wants to request a hearing, he/she is referred to the local office Hearings Coordinator; see BPG Glossary. The DHS-430, Notice of State SSI Payment Change, does all of the following: • Gives recipients timely notice of any proposed benefit reduction. • Notifies recipients of their hearing rights and the date by which a timely hearing request will preserve benefits at the current level pending the hearing decision. • Notifies recipients of the date they will receive their next (reduced) quarterly check. Recipients receiving an DHS-430 will receive their check with the recipient ID digit end 9’s; see RFS 106, State SSI Payment Payroll Deadline Schedule. Payment History The SSP quarterly warrants are listed on Bridges benefit issuance screen. SSP monthly amounts are shown on Bridges eligibility search screen.

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Local Office Responsibilities • Respond to all recipient inquiries; see BAM 800. • Process rewrites for undelivered, lost, stolen, not received or destroyed SSP warrants. Use warrant rewrite procedures in BAM 500 and 505. • Process hearing requests; see BAM 600. • Represent the department at the hearing. LEGAL BASE 20 CFR 416 Social Security Act, 1616 [42 USC 1382e]