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UpdatedIncome – Garnishment, Overpayment, Deferments, or Suspension Status

Last Updated April 18, 2025

For ABD benefits, always count the gross.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, buy-in. Medicare Savings Program, Disability, Disabled, earned, garnishment, Income, Lien, Medicaid, Medical, Medicare premium, Overpayment, Paycheck, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, Qualifying Individual, Retirement, RSDI, Salary, SLMB, Social Security, SoonerCare, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSA, SSI, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, UIB, unearned, unemployment, VA, Veterans Administration

Sale of Home Proceeds and Insurance Payments & Repairs

Last Updated July 17, 2023

How are the proceeds from the sale of the home property or an insurance payment for home repairs considered in determining eligibility

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 90, ABD, Aged, Appointment, Blind, buy, carpenter, Contract, Contractor, damage, Deed, Disabled, electrician, employ, estimate, fix, hail, handyman, home, Insurance, Interview, lineup, mitigation, ninety, Payment, plan, plumber, procure, property, purchase, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, remediation, repair, replace, Resource, restoration, restore, roof, Sale, Schedule, SLMB, snow, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, storm, supplemental, tornado, water, weather

Absence from the Home: Temporary vs Permanent

Last Updated July 17, 2023

Determining whether an absence is temporary or permanent.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Absence, Aged, alone, Blind, camper, Care, countable, Disabled, dwelling, Exempt, feasible, fixed, health, home, hospital, house, improve, long, Medical, mobile, Nursing Home, Payment, permanent, plan, possible, primary, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, realistic, recreational vehicle, rehabilitation, Residence, Resource, RV, Shelter, short, sick, SLMB, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, temporary, time, trailer, trip, vacation, viable, visit, well

UpdatedResource – Countable Property

Last Updated March 20, 2025

Determining the countable value of property not associated with the home property

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, appraisal, Blind, countable, County Assessor, Disabled, equity, estimate, Fair Market Value, FMV, home property, Indian, knowledge, loan, Mortgage, oral, Payment, professional, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, real estate, realtor, Residence, Resource, SLMB, specialized, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, trust, written

UpdatedSSP Best Practices

Last Updated February 26, 2025

Answers to some common questions about the Debit Card/Direct Deposit for cash benefits

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, Contact, Debit Card, direct deposit, Disabled, FACS, guardian, lost, Mastercard, Medical ID, Parent, payee, recipient, replacement, Representative, RID, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, stolen

Transferring Money from Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Last Updated January 24, 2023

Steps to follow to allow a transfer from a Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, ABLE, account, Advantage, Aged, allow, approve, balance, Blind, close, DDS, deny, Developmental Disabilities Services, Disabled, Exempt, home, Long Term care, LTC, nursing facility, Request, Resource, SNT, Special needs trust, STABLE, Transfer

Resource – Vehicles

Last Updated April 23, 2024

Policy and examples regarding vehicles as a resource.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, Advantage, Aged, automobile, Blind, car, countable, DDS, Developmental Disability Services, Disabled, Exempt, Facility, Long Term care, LTC, motorcycle, Nursing Home, recreational vehicle, Resources, RV, SUV, transportation, truck, van, Vehicle

UpdatedWaive Recertification Interview for Elderly or Disabled Households with No Earned Income

Last Updated February 13, 2025

Explanation of Waived Recertification Interview

Subject: SNAP Topics: Certification Renewals, Disabled, Elderly, Interview Process, SNAP, Waived, Waiving Interviews

Child Support: Who does it belong to?

Last Updated August 10, 2020

For ABD-related benefits, child support is usually counted as income for the child for whom it is intended. Refer to article ABD: How to Code Child Support 1/3 Deduction for Child with Disability for explanation on how to count the child support when determining eligibility for a child who has a disability. If eligibility is […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 1/3, ABD, Adult, Aged, Blind, Calculation, Caregiver, Child, Child Support, Countable Income, Deduction, Disabled, Eligibility, FACS, Minor, one-third, Parent, recipient, unearned

$20 General Income Exclusion

Last Updated December 27, 2024

327:35-5-42(d)(1)and(5)(B) The General Income Exclusion (GIE) is a $20 per month income deduction. It is mostly used to bring down countable income that is barely over the standard, so the client can be eligible for a particular benefit. For QMB, SLMB and QI-1, and SPPC, the GIE can be used: First on unearned income If […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: $20, ABD, Aged, Blind, buy-in, Deduction, Disabled, dollars, earned, exclusion, FACS, general, Income, Individual, Low-Income, Medical, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, SLMB, Specified Low Income, SSP, standard, State Supplemental Payment block, twenty, unearned