A change of address or residence is important for the following reasons:
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It is very important to receive and maintain current address and residence information
on the recipient’s record to ensure proper check delivery and correctness of the Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) payment amount. Processing a change of address (COA) or residence
request promptly will help alleviate any problems affecting the recipient’s payment
and Medicaid eligibility, such as nonreceipts and overpayments due to changes in living
arrangements.
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A COA or residence may be interstate (from one State to another) or intrastate (from
one address to another with the same State). A different procedure exists for processing
each type of report.
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A COA or residence may indicate that a change in circumstances has occurred which
may affect continuing SSI eligibility or payment amount. For example, there may be
changes in living arrangements, marital status, federally administered State supplementation,
in-kind support and maintenance, and resources (e.g., home ownership).
NOTE: Different instructions apply when an individual is temporarily absent from a Federal
living arrangement. This is discussed further in SI 02306.010B.3. See SI 00835.040. Also, be aware of situations where a recipient is placed by a State agency in an
out-of-state facility and the recipient remains a resident of the placing State.
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A COA or residence must be input before the current operating month's recurring tape
cutoff to direct the next regular recurring SSI payment to the new address on time.
If the change cannot be made by the next check, the field office (FO) should take
immediate action to determine the new residence and living arrangement. The individual’s
Medicaid coverage is affected by the State and county code as shown in the Computation
History (CMPH) segment of the supplemental security record (SSR). In Modernized SSI
Claim System (MSSICS), the proper state and county code should be shown on the LRES
screen.
NOTE:See SM 01305.530 for additional information necessary for systems input if the input
is made after the Goldberg-Kelly cutoff date and the check amount will be reduced.
For more information on COA in SSI cases, refer to GN 02605.035.
For information on COA requests and acceptable reporters, refer to GN 02605.001.