2002 SSI Payment Levels in Mass. and SSI/SSDI Threshold Amounts

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Disability Law Center

2002 SSI PAYMENT LEVELS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Living Arrangement A - FULL COST OF LIVING
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$545.00
$128.82
$673.82
Disabled
$545.00
$114.39
$659.39
Blind
$545.00
$149.74
$694.74
MEMBER OF A COUPLE
Aged
$408.50
$100.86
$509.50
Disabled
$408.50
$ 90.03
$498.53
Blind
$408.50
$286.24
$694.74
Living Arrangement B - SHARED LIVING
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$545.00
$ 39.26
$584.26
Disabled
$545.00
$ 30.40
$575.40
Blind
$545.00
$149.74
$694.74
MEMBER OF A COUPLE
Aged
$408.50
$100.86
$509.36
Disabled
$408.50
$ 90.03
$498.53
Blind
$408.50
$286.24
$694.74
Living Arrangement C - HOUSEHOLD OF ANOTHER
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$363.34
$104.36
$467.70
Disabled
$363.34
$ 87.58
$450.92
Blind
$363.34
$331.40
$694.74
MEMBER OF A COUPLE
Aged
$272.33
$107.90
$380.23
Disabled
$272.33
$ 97.09
$369.42
Blind
$272.33
$422.40
$694.73
Living Arrangement E - LICENSED REST HOME
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$545.00
$293.00
$838.00
Disabled
$545.00
$293.00
$838.00
Blind
$545.00
$149.74
$694.74
MEMBER OF ACOUPLE
Aged
$408.50
$420.50
$829.00
Disabled
$408.50
$420.50
$829.00
Blind
$408.50
$286.24
$694.74
Living Arrangement F - Resident of a Title XIX Facility Where Medicaid PaysMore than 50 % of the Cost of Care.
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
Disabled
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
Blind
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
MEMBER OF A COUPLE
Aged
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
Disabled
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
Blind
$30.00
$35.00
$65.00
Living Arrangement G - ASSISTED LIVING
INDIVIDUAL
BENEFIT TYPE
FEDERAL BENEFIT
STATE SUPPLEMENT
TOTAL
Aged
$545.00
$454.00
$999.00
Disabled
$545.00
$454.00
$999.00
Blind
$545.00
$454.00
$999.00
MEMBER OF A COUPLE
Aged
$408.50
$340.50
$749.00
Disabled
$408.50
$340.50
$749.00
Blind
$408.50
$340.50
$749.00
2002 SSI AND SSDI THRESHOLD AMOUNTS
SSI Resource Limit - Individual
$2000.00
SSI Resource Limit - Couple
$3000.00
SSI Child Allocation
$272.50
SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion
$1320.00/month
up to $5340.00/year
Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) - Disabled
$780.00
Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) - Blind
$1300.00
SSDI Trial Work Month
$560.00
SSDI Cost of 1 Quarter of Coverage
$870.00
Maximum Monthly SSDI Payment
$1660.00