460-3        SSI Supplemental Security Income AND APA DEEMING

SSA will calculate the deemed income and resource amounts for SSI Supplemental Security Income applicants and recipients.  DPA will then use these deemed income and resource amounts for APA budgeting.  If the case worker discovers a discrepancy in the SSI Supplemental Security Income deeming calculations, he or she will continue to accept SSI Supplemental Security Income deeming amounts, notify SSI Supplemental Security Income of the discrepancy, and make any changes needed after SSI Supplemental Security Income takes action.

For those cases subject to deeming that are not eligible for SSI Supplemental Security Income, the case worker will use the income and resource deeming processes described in this chapter.  For example, an APA applicant who is not eligible for SSI Supplemental Security Income because of an ineligible spouse's or alien sponsor's deemed income may still be eligible for APA if the applicant's own countable income in combination with the countable deemed income is equal to or less than the applicable APA need standard.