Ethel and Ed Erdman, a married couple, have been living apart for the past year. Ethel
had been living with their niece and subject to the one-third reduction. Ethel received
$56.47 a month SSI benefit and $140 in social security benefits. Ed lived in their
own household, receiving $134.70 monthly SSI benefit and $150 in social security benefits.
On August 10, 1981, Ethel returns to the couple's home. The computation for the third
quarter of 1981 would be:
Individual Status-Short Quarter of July/August 1981
Ethel and Ed are eligible individuals prior to the month they resume living together
and in the month of change. There is no change in their SSI payment amounts of $56.47
and $134.70, respectively. They are not considered a couple for SSI payment purposes
until the month after they resume living together. It is as if they had remarried
in August.
Couple Status-Short Quarter of September 1981
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$397.00
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FBR for the month of couple status
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$270.00
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Countable income ($140.00 + $150.00 = $290.00 - $20.00 = $270.00 unearned income)
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$127.00
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Short quarter payment amount to the couple
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$ 63.50
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Monthly payment amount to each member
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The computation for the couple for the fourth quarter would be:
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$1191.00
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Couple quarterly FBR
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$ 810.00
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Countable income (3 x $140.00 = $420.00 plus 3 x $150.00 = $450.00; $870.00 - $60.00 = $810.00)
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$ 381.00
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Quarterly payment amount to the couple
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$ 127.00
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Monthly payment amount to the couple
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$ 63.50
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Monthly payment amount to each member
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If on November 20, 1981 Ethel again moved out, but this time to their own household,
the computations above would be the same until the expiration of 6 months of separation
when Ed and Ethel would again be treated as individuals. If, however, on November
20, 1981 Ethel were to return to their niece's and not contribute to household expenses,
the computation for the quarter would follow the rules in 51 02002.030, (one member
of an eligible couple in the household of another and the other member in their own
household).