Changes in SSI & SSDI for 2013
If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you know that the amount you receive each year changes due to annual cost-of living increases. Below is a list of all the dollar figures that have changed for 2013. You should check each year for changes, not only because of cost-of-living increases, but because federal legislation may impact Social Security policy. Most, if not all, changes that occur in policy or procedure can be obtained from the Social Security website, www.ssa.gov, or from your local Social Security office or state Medicaid agency. Following are the 2013 federal benefit levels.
| Description | 2013 Figures |
|---|---|
| SSI Amounts for Selected SSI Living Situations | |
| SSI-Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) The Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) will be the same for all states and will increase yearly. *If a state supplements the Federal Benefit Rate(FBR), there will be one or several other benefit amounts. Check yearly with your state Medicaid Agency. |
$710/mo. |
| Independent/Sharing FBR | $710/mo. |
| Household of Another (1/3 reduction) | $473.34/mo. |
| Couples FBR | $1066/mo. |
| Couples, Household of Another | $710.67/mo. |
| Medicaid Institution | $30.00/mo. |
| Resource Limits and Premiums | |
| SSI Resource Limits | $2,000/Individual $3,000/Couple |
| Medicare Premium Cost/monthly (Note: those with higer incomes will pay more) | $104.90/mo. |
| SSI Work Related Amounts | |
| SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) | $1730/mo. up to $6,960/year |
| SSDI Trial Work Period (TWP) gross earnings/mo. | $750.00 |
| SGA for Non-Blind (gross earnings/mo.) | $1040.00 |
| SGA for Blind (gross earnings/mo.) | $1,740.00 |
| SGA for Self-Employment (hours per month) | 40 hours and/or $1040/mo. |
| Federal Poverty Level for one person (changes in April/May each year) | $930.83/mo $11,170/year
in 48 contiguous states & D.C.;
$13,970/yr in Alaska;
$12,860/yr in Hawaii |
| Federal Poverty Rate for family of 4 | $23,050/year in 48 contiguous states & D.C. $28,820 - Alaska $26,510 - Hawaii |
Alphabet Soup—A Survival
Portion
| AC - Appeals
Council ALJ - Administrative Law Judge BWE - Blind Work Expense CFR - Code of Federal Regulations DAC - Disabled Adult Child DDS - Disability Determination Service DHU - Disability Hearing Unit DO - District Office EPE - Extended Period of Eligibility ESR - Employment Support Representative FBR - Federal Benefit Rate IRWE - Impairment Related Work Expense OASDI - Old Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance (aka) RSHDI - Retirement, Survivors, Health, and Disability Insurance (either OASDI or RSHDI may be used to indicate the Title II programs that include SSDI) |
OHA - Office
of Hearings and Appeals OP - Overpayment PASS - Plan for Achieving Self Support PESS - Property Essential for Self Support POMS - Program Operations Manual System RMA - Retrospective Monthly Accounting SEIE - Student Earned Income Exclusion SGA - Substantial Gainful Activity SSA - Social Security Administration SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance SSI - Supplemental Security Income SSN - Social Security Number TWWIIA - Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act TWP - Trial Work Period VR - Vocational Rehabilitation |
To apply for Social Security benefits, contact your local Social Security office or call 1-800-772-1213. The Social Security Administration has a large selection of informational brochures that explain benefits in detail. You may access this information through SSA’s website at http://www.ssa.gov
This Rural Factsheet was written by Marsha Katz
© The Rural Institute 2013