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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM SSI RECIPIENTS’ ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER D, PAGE 11 Obtain a signed and dated statement from the guardian/conservator and a copy of the court order. The guardian’s/conservator’s statement must include the monthly amount and source of funds managed for the applicant/recipient and whether or not the guardian/conservator will manage the AG payment. 6.4.2.1. Verification Not Provided If the proper verification is not provided, the exclusion cannot be allowed.

7. SSI Overpayments When SSI determines an individual was overpaid SSI benefits in a prior period, they will recoup the overpayments from the individual’s current benefits. The amount withheld to recoup a prior SSI overpayment may or may not be counted as current SSI income. It is necessary to determine if the overpayment amount was counted in determining the AG payment for the period in which the overpayment occurred. If the SSI was not counted previously, the gross amount of SSI, the amount prior to deduction of the recoupment, will be counted in determining the current AG grant. If the SSI was counted previously, it will not be counted again. The double counting exception will apply and the net SSI amount, the amount remaining after the recoupment is deducted, will be used in determining the current AG grant. 7.1. Double Counting Exception Double counting (i.e. counting SSI income twice) would result if: • The individual received both AG and SSI at the time the overpayment of the SSI occurred; and • The overpaid amount was included in figuring the AG payment. Note: Do not apply the exception if the individual was AG eligible but no AG payment was issued for the months the overpayment occurred.

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