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INCOME

SSI-RELATED BUDGETING METHODOLOGY

ADMs

04 OMM/ADM-5

03 OMM/ADM-4

93 ADM-28 91 ADM-53 91 ADM-27

83 ADM-17

Interpretation: SSI-related children are budgeted as a household of one, using their own income and any income deemed from their parent(s). SSI-related adults, who are unmarried or not living with a spouse, are budgeted as a household of one.

An SSI-related couple is budgeted as a household of two.

SSI-related adults, who reside with a non-SSI-related spouse, are budgeted as a household of two for income, unless the income of the non-SSI-related spouse (after allocation) is less than the difference between the Medicaid income level for a two-person household and the Medicaid income level for an individual. If it is below that amount, the non-SSI-related spouse and his/her income are not counted and the SSI-related person is budgeted as a household of one.

SSI-related adults who reside with a spouse of any category are always budgeted as a household of two for resources.

Persons in receipt of cash assistance (PA or SSI) are not considered in the household count nor are their income considered when determining income eligibility.

SSI-related budgeting takes the needs and income of other family members into consideration by the process of allocation and deeming. This process is discussed in detail in the sections that follow:

Allocation

Deeming

(MRG)