Michigan Reference Tables Manual: RFT 248 STATE SSI PAYMENT LEVELS

RFT 248 1 of 3 SSI PAYMENT LEVELS RFB 2026-006 5-1-2026

REFERENCE TABLES MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SSI PAYMENT LEVELS

Effective January 1, 2026 SSI Living Arrangement Monthly SSA Issued SSI Payment State SSI Payment Independent Living/Individual $994.00 $14.00 Independent Living/Couple $1491.00 $21.00 ($10.50 each) Household of Another/Individual $662.67 $9.33 Household of Another/Couple $994.00 $13.96 ($6.98 each) Domiciliary Care $1081.00* -0- Personal Care $1151.50* -0- Home for Aged $1173.30* -0- Institution $37.00* -0- * The payment amount includes the state-funded benefit. The payment columns show: • SSA Issued SSI Payment - monthly amount of the SSI check issued by SSA for a person who has no other income. • State SSI Payment - monthly amount of the State SSI Payment issued by DHS quarterly in: March. June. September. December.

Multiply the Federal SSI Benefit Rate $994 by 3 to obtain the Extended Care/Waiver income limit $2982.

RFT 248 2 of 3 SSI PAYMENT LEVELS RFB 2026-006 5-1-2026

REFERENCE TABLES MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SINGLE INDIVIDUALS AND INTACT COUPLES - PAYMENT AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR INTACT COUPLE PAYMENT AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026

MDHHS Living Arrangements

Basic Federal SSI Payments

DHS Supplement

Total Maximum Payment* Independent Living Individual Couple $994.00 $1491.00 $14.00 $21.00/$10.50 ea $1008.00 $1502.00 Living in Household of Another Individual Couple $662. 67 $994.00 $9.33 $13.96/$6.98 ea $672.00 $1007.96 Eligible Child Individual $994.00 $14.00 $1008.00 Domiciliary Care Individual Couple $994.00 $1491.00 $87.00 $671.00 $1081.00 $2162.00 Personal Care Individual Couple $994.00 $1491.00 $157.50 $812.00 $1151.50 $2303.00 Home for Aged Individual Couple $994.00 $1491.00 $179.30 $855.60 $1173.30 $2346.60 Institution Individual Couple $30.00 $60.00 $7.00 $14.00 $37.00 $74.00 *The total payment amount may be less if the recipient has some countable income. If the client has no income, it represents the maximum SSI grant payable, unless the case has an essential person. The essential person payment is $498.00. Clients with especially high total needs under the state programs in December 1973 may continue to receive more than the amounts in the above chart. This is because the SSI program guarantees the income levels of recipients converted to SSI from state roles in Jan- uary 1974.

RFT 248 3 of 3 SSI PAYMENT LEVELS RFB 2026-006 5-1-2026

REFERENCE TABLES MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SSI RECIPIENTS LIVING IN ADULT FOSTER CARE FACILITIES SSI payments to recipients living in adult foster care facilities or a home for aged facility include monies to cover the cost of care plus an incidental allowance for the recipient. The following chart details by living arrangement the maximum monthly amount the recipient is to pay the provider and the amount he or she is to keep. SSI RECIPIENTS LIVING IN ADULT FOSTER CARE OR HOME FOR AGED FACILITIES

Living Arrangement

Maximum Amount to be Paid to Provider Minimum Amount to be Kept By Recipient

Total SSI Warrant Domiciliary Care Individual Couple $1037.00 $2074.00 $44.00 $88.00 $1081.00 $2162.00 Personal Care Individual Couple $1107.50 $2215.00 $44.00 $88.00 $1151.50 $2303.00 Home for Aged Individual Couple $1129.30 $2258.60 $44.00 $88.00 $1173.30 $2346.60 It is the responsibility of the SSI recipient, or his/her/her representative payee, to reimburse the provider at the appropriate rate for this care. The SSI warrant, plus any other income the recipient has, may be used to make the payments. ADULT ALLOWANCE The SSI warrant received by the recipient includes an allowance of at least $44.00 per month for an individual ($88 for a couple) to cover incidental needs. This amount is to be retained by the individual or couple after paying the facility. If the actual cost of care for the individual is less than the above maximum, or if the individual has unearned income other than SSI, the amount he or she has for incidental needs is more than $44.00. LEGAL BASE 20 CFR 416, Social Welfare Act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.10.