Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments
Section 388-478-0055 - How much do I get from my state supplemental payments (SSP)?

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 388-478-0055

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The SSP is a state-funded cash assistance program issued to certain individuals who the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines are eligible for supplemental security income (SSI) as described in WAC 388-474-0012.

(2) Monthly SSP rate standards for eligible persons as described in WAC 388-474-0012 are:

(a) $38.25 for:
(i) Individuals with an ineligible spouse;

(ii) Aged 65 and older;

(iii) Blind as determined by SSA; or

(iv) Disabled as determined by SSA.

(b) Between $0.54 and $199.77 for grandfathered clients as defined in 388-474-0001 and varies by individual based on federal requirements.

(c) $70.00 for individuals residing in a medical institution. It is based on increasing the federal SSI personal needs allowance (PNA) of $30.00 up to the current Washington state institutional PNA standard described in subsection (5) of WAC 182-513-1105. The current state PNA standard for institutional apple health is located at https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources.

(3) A change in living situation, cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), or federal benefit rate (FBR) can affect a grandfathered client. A grandfathered client gets a federal SSI payment and a SSP payment, which totals the higher of one of the following:

(a) The state assistance standard set in December 1973, unless you lived in a medical institution at the time of conversion, plus the federal COLA since then; or

(b) The current payment standard.

(4) SSP rate standards may be adjusted at the end of the calendar year to comply with WAC 388-478-0057.

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, and 74.08.090. WSR 13-22-037, § 388-478-0055, filed 10/31/13, effective 12/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 2008 c 329 § 207(8). WSR 08-16-067, § 388-478-0055, filed 7/31/08, effective 9/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 07-22-022, § 388-478-0055, filed 10/26/07, effective 11/26/07; WSR 06-16-071, § 388-478-0055, filed 7/28/06, effective 8/28/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 06-01-045, § 388-478-0055, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 04-07-024, § 388-478-0055, filed 3/8/04, effective 4/8/04; WSR 03-03-114, § 388-478-0055, filed 1/21/03, effective 2/23/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.057. WSR 01-19-024, § 388-478-0055, filed 9/12/01, effective 11/1/01; WSR 01-08-015, § 388-478-0055, filed 3/23/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. WSR 00-20-054, § 388-478-0055, filed 9/29/00, effective 11/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.057. WSR 00-11-130, § 388-478-0055, filed 5/22/00, effective 7/1/00; WSR 99-18-063, § 388-478-0055, filed 8/30/99, effective 10/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.630. WSR 99-04-103, § 388-478-0055, filed 2/3/99, effective 3/6/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, § 388-478-0055, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-511-1115. WSR 13-21-033, § 388-478-0055, filed 10/9/2013, effective 11/9/2013

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