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39.4 Elderly, Blind, Or Disabled Assets and Income Tables

 

39.4.1 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Table

The values in the following table were effective January 1, 2020.

 

Group Size

Category

 

1

 

2

SSI-Related Categorically Needy Limits

Assets

$2,000.00

Assets

$3,000.00

Income

$866.78 (effective 8/1/2020)

Income

$1,307.05 (effective 8/1/2020)

SSI-Related Medically Needy Limits

Assets

$2,000.00

Assets

$3,000.00

Income

$1063.33 (effective 2/1/2020)

Income

$1,436.67 (effective 2/1/2020)

SSI Payment Level

Federal SSI Payment Level

Income

$783.00

Income

$1,175.00

SSP

Income

$83.78

Income

$132.05

Total

Income

$866.78

Income

$1,307.05

SSI Payment Level + E Supplement

Income

$962.77
(Home Maintenance Maximum Allowance)

 

$1,652.41

SSI E Supplement

Income

$95.99

 

$345.36

Community Waivers Special Income Limit

Income

$2,349.00

 

 

Institutions Categorically Needy Income Limit

Income

$2,349.00

 

 

Substantial Gainful Activity Limit (non-blind individuals)

Income

$1,260.00

 

 

Substantial Gainful Activity Limit (blind individuals)

Income

$2,110.00

 

 

39.4.2 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Deductions and Allowances

The cost-of-living adjustments in the following table were effective January 1, 2019.

 

Description

Amount

Personal Needs Allowance (effective 7/1/01)

$45.00

EBD Maximum Personal Maintenance Allowance

$2,349.00

EBD Deeming Amount to an Ineligible Minor

$392.00

Community Waivers Basic Needs Allowance

$963.00

Parental Living Allowance for Disabled Minors

1 Parent

2 Parent

$783.00

$1,175.00

MAPP Standard Living Allowance

Standard Living Allowance = SSI + State Supplement + $20

 

Note: This amount is only used in MAPP premium calculations made prior to August 1, 2020.

$886.00

 

 

The spousal impoverishment values in the following table were effective July 1, 2020.

 

Description

Amount

Community Spouse Lower Income Allocation Limit

$2,873.34

Community Spouse Excess Shelter Cost Limit

$862.00

Family Member Income Allowance

$718.34

 

39.4.3 Institutional Cost of Care Values

The values in the following table were effective July 1, 2019.

 

Description

Amount

Daily Average Private Pay Nursing Home Rate

$287.29

Monthly Average Private Pay Nursing Home Rate

$8,738.40

Monthly Rate for State Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

$27,930.10

 

39.4.4 Maximum Cost Share Amount for Family Care, Family Care Partnership, or PACE

The values in the following table were effective January 1, 2020.

 

Description

Amount

Maximum Cost Share Amount for an individual in Group B+ for Family Care, Family Care Partnership, or PACE

$2,837.25

 

 

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 20-03
Release Date: 08/03/2020
Effective Date: 08/01/2020


The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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