Katie Ryan is a 2-year-old disabled child living in Massachusetts with her mother,
her father, and a 4-year-old ineligible brother. She has received SSI benefits for
the past 18 months, first while hospitalized, and now at home with her family. In
May 1990, Katie was allegedly placed in the Massachusetts Home Care for Disabled Children
Program (a State home care plan).
Katie's only income is a cash gift of $25 given to her on her birthday in June. Katie's
mother and brother have no income. Katie's father works and earns $958.50 every 2
weeks. In April and May, Mr. Ryan was paid $1,917 each month. In June, he is paid
$2,875.50 (three paydays). In July he will be paid $1,917 (two paydays).
The Massachusetts State supplement for a child living in the parents' home is $114.39.
The State supplement for the personal needs allowance is $42.80.
The FO takes these actions:
Step |
Action |
1 |
Determines Katie's eligibility for June 1990 based on Mr. Ryan's wages and her own
unearned income. Katie is ineligible.
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2 |
Verifies Katie's eligibility for Medicaid under a State home care plan. |
3 |
Determines that Katie is eligible to receive a $67.80 SSI benefit under the waiver
of parental deeming provision for June 1990. EXPLANATION: Katie is ineligible because of parental deemed income. However, she is eligible
under the parental deeming waiver. Her payment is computed using only her own countable
income in June ($25 - $20 = $5). June is the budget month because Katie was ineligible
in Step 1. She is due $67.80 ($25 Federal +42.80 State).
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4 |
Determines that Katie is eligible for July 1990 based on deemed parental income. Her
SSI payment based on parent-to-child deeming would be $39.39. EXPLANATION: In July, there is $481 deemed income. The budget month is July, because application
of the usual rules in June resulted in ineligibility for an SSI benefit. Therefore, beginning in July, when there is a resumption of eligibility
under the usual rules (i.e., parental deemed income and resources do not preclude
eligibility), a transitional computation cycle begins.
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5 |
Determines that Katie is eligible to receive a $72.80 SSI benefit under the parental
deeming waiver provision for July 1990. EXPLANATION: Since Katie is eligible in the computation month based on the usual rules, the FO
must compare the payment due under the usual rules ($39.39) to the payment under the
deeming waiver. Under the waiver provision, Katie is due $72.80. (Katie has no income
in the budget month, which is the same as the budget month from step 4.)
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6 |
Issues the appropriate manual notices. |
7 |
Force pays the case at a monthly continuing rate of $72.80 ($30 Federal +$42.80 State). |
MONTHLY DEEMING WORKSHEET Katie Ryan
Name
(Parent-to-Child Deeming Waiver) 001-00-4567
SSN
1. |
Compute SSI eligibility based |
a. |
Computuation Mo./Yr. |
6¦90 |
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on parent-to-child deeming |
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rules (income and |
b. |
— Child is eligibile.
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resources). |
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Go to 2.
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c. |
-x- Child is ineligibile.
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Go to 3.
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2. |
Compute SSI payment |
a. |
Budget Month |
Mo./Yr. |
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based on parent-to-child |
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income demming rules. (Use |
b. |
Enter unprorated |
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income from the budget month.) |
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total payment: |
$ |
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Go to 3. |
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3. |
Compute SSI payment using: |
a. |
Budget Month |
6¦90 |
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(if 1.b. is checked, BM = 2.a. If 1.c. is checked, BM = 1.a.)
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child's own income from budget month
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Federal Personal Needs Allowance
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$30
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b. |
Child's countable Income from BM = |
- 5 |
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c. |
Federal payment or excess countable income |
25 |
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d. |
Federally-administered optional State supplement |
+ 42.80 |
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e. |
Payment based on deeming waiver |
$ 67.80 |
STOP HERE IF CHILD IS INELIGIBLE IN STEP 1
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4.
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If child is eligible in step 1, compare 2.b to 3.e. Enter the higher benefit.
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Pay this amount...
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$
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MONTHLY DEEMING WORKSHEET Katie Ryan
Name
(Parent-to-Child Deeming Waiver) 001-00-4567
SSN
1. |
Compute SSI eligibility based |
a. |
Computuation Mo./Yr. |
7¦90 |
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on parent-to-child deeming |
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rules (income and |
b. |
-x- Child is eligibile.
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resources). |
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Go to 2.
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c. |
— Child is ineligibile.
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Go to 3.
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2. |
Compute SSI payment |
a. |
Budget Month |
7¦90 |
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based on parent-to-child |
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income demming rules. (Use |
b. |
Enter unprorated |
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income from the budget month.) |
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total payment: |
$ 39.39 |
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Go to 3. |
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3. |
Compute SSI payment using: |
a. |
Budget Month |
6¦90 |
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(if 1.b. is checked, BM = 2.a. If 1.c. is checked, BM = 1.a.)
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child's own income from budget month
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Federal Personal
Needs Allowance
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$30
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b. |
Child's countable Income from BM = |
0 |
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c. |
Federal payment or excess countable income |
30 |
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d. |
Federally-administered optional State supplement |
+ 42.80 |
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e. |
Payment based on deeming waiver |
$ 72.80 |
STOP HERE IF CHILD IS INELIGIBLE IN STEP 1
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4.
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If child is eligible in step 1, compare 2.b to 3.e. Enter the higher benefit.
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Pay this amount...
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$ 72.80
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