2009 SSI Payment Levels in Massachusetts
Living Arrangement A — FULL COST OF LIVING |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$674.00 | $128.82 | $802.82 |
Disabled |
$674.00 | $114.39 | $788.39 | |
Blind |
$674.00 | $149.74 | $823.74 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$505.50 | $100.86 | $606.36 |
Disabled |
$505.50 | $ 90.03 | $595.53 | |
Blind |
$505.50 | $318.24 | $823.74 | |
Living Arrangement B — SHARED LIVING |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$674.00 | $39.26 | $713.26 |
Disabled |
$674.00 | $30.40 | $704.40 | |
Blind |
$674.00 | $149.74 | $823.74 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$505.50 | $100.86 | $606.36 |
Disabled |
$505.50 | $90.03 | $595.53 | |
Blind |
$505.50 | $308.24 | $786.74 | |
Living Arrangement C — HOUSEHOLD OF ANOTHER |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$449.34 | $104.36 | $553.7 |
Disabled |
$449.34 | $87.58 | $536.92 | |
Blind |
$449.34 | $374.40 | $823.74 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$337.00 | $107.90 | $444.90 |
Disabled |
$337.00 | $97.09 | $434.09 | |
Blind |
$337.00 | $468.74 | $823.74 | |
Living Arrangement E — LICENSED REST HOME |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$674.00 | $293.00 | $967.00 |
Disabled |
$674.00 | $293.00 | $967.00 | |
Blind |
$674.00 | $149.74 | $823.74 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$505.50 | $461.50 | $967.00 |
Disabled |
$505.50 | $461.50 | $967.00 | |
Blind |
$505.50 | $318.74 | $823.74 | |
Living Arrangement F — RESIDENT OF A TITLE XIX FACILITY WHERE MEDICAID PAYS MORE THAN 50 % OF COST OF CARE |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 |
Disabled |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 | |
Blind |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 |
Disabled |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 | |
Blind |
$30.00 | $42.80 | $72.80 | |
Living Arrangement G — ASSISTED LIVING |
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BENEFIT TYPE |
FEDERAL BENEFIT |
STATE SUPPLEMENT |
TOTAL |
INDIVIDUAL |
Aged |
$674.00 | $454.00 | $1128.00 |
Disabled |
$674.00 | $454.00 | $1128.00 | |
Blind |
$674.00 | $454.00 | $1128.00 | |
MEMBER
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Aged |
$505.50 | $340.50 | $846.00 |
Disabled |
$505.50 | $340.50 | $846.00 | |
Blind |
$505.50 | $340.50 | $846.00 | |
2008 SSI and SSDI Threshold Amounts
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| SSI Resource Limit - Individual | $2000.00 |
| SSI Resource Limit - Couple | $3000.00 |
| SSI Federal Benefit Limit - Individual | $674.00 |
| SSI Federal Benefit Limit - Couple | $1011.00 |
| SSI Child Allocation | $ 337.00 |
| SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion | $1640.00/month up to $6600.00/year |
| Value of 1/3 Reduction (reduction in FBR applied when individual/couple lives throughout a month in another person's household and receives both food and shelter from others living in the household) | $244.67 (individual) 357.00 (couple) |
| Substantial Gainful Activity — Disabled | $980.00/month |
| Substantial Gainful Activity — Blind | $1640.00/month |
| SSDI Trial Work Month | $700.00 |
| SSDI Cost of 1 Quarter of Coverage | $1090.00 ($4360/year for 4 QC) |
| Maximum Monthly Social Security Retirement Benefit (full retirement age) | $2323.00 |
| Maximum Taxable Earnings (amount of earnings subject to FICA taxes to fund Social Security Retirement, Disability and Survivors benefits) | $106,800.00 |
| Medicare Part B Premium | $96.40/month (higher if income > $82,000/year)
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Produced by Disability Law Center Last updated January 2009
