State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2006
Virginia
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
No recipients.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: State Department of Social Services.
Effective date: July 1, 1974.
Statutory basis for payment: Code of Virginia Annotated 63.2 and 800.
Funding
Administration: 80 percent state funds; 20 percent local funds.
Assistance: 80 percent state funds; 20 percent local funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: Local offices of the state Department of Social Services.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to every needy aged, blind, and disabled person who lives in an assisted living facility (domiciliary institution) or in an approved adult family care home and who is eligible for SSI benefits or would be eligible except for excess income. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.
Resource limitations: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Income exclusions: Federal SSI regulations apply. In addition, when applicable, a disregard for income allotted to the support of children or spouse at home is allowed.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: None.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment calculation method: A standard applies that is established by the state for the total SSI payment. The federal SSI payment and any countable income are deducted from the state standard. The remainder is the state supplementation.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Assisted living facility a | ||||
| Planning District 8 | 1,199.00 | 2,398.00 | 596.00 | 1,494.00 |
| All other areas | 1,052.00 | 2,104.00 | 449.00 | 1,200.00 |
| Adult foster care b | ||||
| Planning District 8 | 1,199.00 | 2,398.00 | 596.00 | 1,494.00 |
| All other areas | 1,052.00 | 2,104.00 | 449.00 | 1,200.00 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information. | ||||
| NOTE: Planning District 8 includes the counties of Arlington, Loudon, Prince William, Fairfax, and the city of Alexandria. | ||||
| a. Represents the maximum allowance; lower amounts may be paid depending on the cost of the facility. Includes a personal needs allowance of $62 and a 15 percent differential in Planning District 8. | ||||
| b. Administered in localities whose local boards have opted to provide this service; includes a personal needs allowance of $70. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recipients | 6,275 | -- | -- | -- |
| Assisted living facility | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Adult foster care | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SOURCE: State information. | ||||
| NOTE: -- = not available. | ||||
State Assistance for Special Needs
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: State guidelines.
Determined by: State.
Medically Needy Program
State provides a program for the aged, blind, and disabled medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.