770-1           SSI Supplemental Security Income CHILD CASES

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

The income and resources of an SSI Supplemental Security Income child who is included in the Temporary Assistance assistance unit are disregarded in the eligibility determination and benefit calculation, except as follows:

The monthly countable income of an SSI Supplemental Security Income child is equal to the Temporary Assistance need standard increment for an additional child, regardless of size of the assistance unit.  See Addendum 2 for the need standard increment for an additional child.