Receipt of AFDC payments by an SSI claimant reduces the SSI payment dollar-for-dollar.
Prior to adoption of the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
(P.L. 97-35), the one exception to this rule was an SSI claimant who was pregnant
and receiving AFDC payments for the unborn child. In these situations, the payments
were for the unborn child; therefore, they were not income for the claimant or other
family members on the AFDC grant. All such AFDC payments were made at state option
and depended on the state plan for AFDC.
Prior to January 1, 1982, Wisconsin could establish AFDC eligibility for the unborn
child as soon as the pregnancy was medically verified. Effective January 1, 1982,
no payments can be made for an unborn child. A pregnancy allotment is payable beginning
with the seventh month of pregnancy. The pregnancy allowance is an additional allotment
for the individual who is pregnant. Since it is for the claimant , as opposed to the
unborn child, it is the claimant's income. The payment rates and their effective dates
are as follows.
Effective Date |
Rate Per Month |
07/01/78 - 07/31/79
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$15 unborn child allocation
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08/01/79 - 12/31/81
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a) $1 each month from the time the pregnancy of an AFDC eligible was medically verified
until the seventh month of pregnancy;
b) Beginning with the first day of the seventh month of pregnancy, AFDC increased
the family allowance to that payable for the next larger family size (e.g., current
family size is 3; the individual is in seventh month of pregnancy; AFDC paid the family
allowance for a family of 4).
c) Both a and b are unborn child allocations.
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01/01/82 - present
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$60 pregnancy allowance beginning with the first day of the seventh month of pregnancy.
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