770-1           SSI CHILD CASES

The Social Security Administration (SSA) may issue monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments to blind or disabled children under the age of 18. Regardless of the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program policies regarding adult SSISupplemental Security Income recipients, these SSISupplemental Security Income children may be included in the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program assistance unit if the caretaker relative requests it. In situations where the only dependent child in the assistance unit is an SSISupplemental Security Income recipient, eligibility for ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program does not exist if the caretaker relative chooses not to include that child in the assistance unit.

The monthly countable SSISupplemental Security Income income of a child receiving SSISupplemental Security Income is equal to the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program need standard increment for an additional child, regardless of size of the assistance unit or the actual amount of SSISupplemental Security Income received. See Addendum 2 for the need standard increment for an additional child.  Any RSDIRetirement Survivors Disability Insurance benefits that child is eligible for is also countable income if that child is included in the TATemporary Assistance household.

The intent of this provision is to allow the parent or caretaker relative to receive the services ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program provides without including the needs of the SSISupplemental Security Income child in the assistance unit. Removing the SSISupplemental Security Income child's needs from the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program benefit payment prevents SSASocial Security Administration from deeming ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program income toward the SSISupplemental Security Income child's SSISupplemental Security Income benefit payment.

Note:

SSASocial Security Administration may or may not be deeming ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program income towards the child’s SSISupplemental Security Income benefit.  If it appears that the child’s SSISupplemental Security Income is being reduced due to ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program/TANFTemporary Assistance to Needy Families (Federal) income – send the SSASocial Security Administration an APA 3 form to inform them that the SSISupplemental Security Income child’s needs are not included in the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program household.