004.01(A) ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED PAYMENT BUDGETING PROCESS FOR RECIPIENTS RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME.

The budget for recipients who are receiving State Supplemental Income is completed through the Department of Health and Human Services-designated electronic system. To determine need: (i) Only the following available net income is computed. This income is not allowed the $20 general income disregard: (1) Income of non-spouse essential persons; (2) Veteran's Aid and Attendant benefits; (3) Income allocated from another assistance unit; and (4) Income of an ineligible spouse not used by the Social Security Administration in the calculation of the recipient's Supplemental Security Income payment. Social Security disregards the deemed income if it is less than the difference between the federal benefit rate for an individual and a couple. Social Security calculates the Supplemental Security Income payment based on the federal benefit rate for an individual.