Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
(1) In the REF, REFM, SNAP, TA-DVS, and TANF programs, if an individual is required by law to receive a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit through a representative payee, the representative's fee is excluded.
(2) In the OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB-DW programs:
(a)A retroactive SSI payment is excluded as a resource for…#
(a) A retroactive SSI payment is excluded as a resource for nine months after the month of receipt. After the nine-month period, any remaining amount is a countable
(see OAR 461-001-0000) resource. For the purposes of this section, a payment is retroactive if it is issued in any month after the calendar month for which it is intended.
(b)All SSI payments received by members of the#
(b) All SSI payments received by members of the financial group
(see OAR 461-110-0530) are counted as unearned income in the month received.
(3) In the QMB-BAS, QMB-SMB, and QMB-SMF programs, all SSI payments received by members of the financial group are counted as unearned income in the month received.
(4) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs:
(a) SSI monthly and lump-sum payments are excluded if the recipient will be removed from the financial group
(see OAR 461-110-0530) the month following receipt of the payment.
(b) An SSI lump-sum payment is excluded in the month received and the next month.
(5) In the SNAP program:
(a) A monthly SSI payment is counted as unearned income.
(b) A lump-sum SSI payment is excluded.