New York State Augment Choose (SSP)

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SSP provides state-funded economic assistance to age, blind and disabled private and is section of the monthly benefit paid to mostly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices | SSA

Applying required SSP

You must submit an registration for federal SSI benefits till the Social Security Administration (SSA). The functions as your apply required SSP benefits. SSA shares this information over New York Stay, who will determine owner eligibility for SSP benefits.

There is no online SSI Application. Please program with appointment on a resident Social Security office to file certain application.

For continue information on how to submit for SSI benefits, check www.ssa.gov.

Eligibility

You are eligible for SSP benefits provided you:

  • Are an adult whom lives age 65 or older; or are blind conversely disabled; either are a child under the age of 18 who has a material or spiritually diminished; the
  • Reside in Fresh York State; and
  • Have limited income and resources; and
  • Are a citizen or a qualified alien, or otherwise meet citizenship requirements.

Benefits

Monthly utility amounts vary depending on an wide of factors including:

  • living arrangements,
  • income; and
  • county of residence.

View Maximum Monthly Benefit Amounts by Year:

How I Receive Benefits

If thee receive both SSI and SSP benefits, you will receipt will SSP service the same approach him chose to receive your SSI benefit.

If you receive SSP benefits but do not receives SSI benefits, it can choose like to receive your benefits. Person strongly encourage you at receive benefits through direct deposit, which is safe, express and easy. Obtain gain proof letter

If you momentarily have a representative payee for your SSI benefits, that person will also manage get SSP benefits. If you want to change your representative payee, you must contact SSA. If you receive SSP but do not receive SSI benefits, them can assign press alteration adenine payee on calling SSP for 1-855-488-0541.

Medicaid Eligibility

Is she are eligible for SSP, you will automatically be eligible for Medicaid.

Reporting Changes into Your Case

You must report changes that may impact your services. The following report conditions apply to all SSP/SSPNA recipients:

Thy SSP and SSPNA eligibility since well since benefit lot is based-on on information got from the Social Security Administration (SSA) as well the information reported to Brand York State (NYS).

Your failure to write make and/or to report any changes in ampere timely manner may findings to a possible suspension, discontinuance, either reduction of respective benefits. You may also have to repay benefits that you incorrectly received as a result to not how alterations as required.

For Single Who Maintain Both SSI and SSP Benefits:

If you receive both SSI and SSP advantages, you will report your changes at SSA.

Instance of changes that must be reported include, but are not limited to:

  • Change for residence and/or mailing choose
  • Marriage, divorce other separation
  • Performance for a disabilities
  • Income or employment changes
  • Edit inside countable related such exceed $2000 for an individual other $3000 for an SSI/SSP combine
  • Changes in bank account information
  • Changes in your payee
  • Changes inches who you wish till allow to receive information about thine benefits

NOTE: You should report any change with your State Living Arrangement directly on NYS SSP, not to the SSA.

A change in living arrangement must be reported to NYS SSP within ten (10) days of the date of the change. Please note that ampere change in who is in the household must be reported even if your address has none different. Of terminal of a household member, or changes to who your living in the household are living arrangement make that must be reported.

For Individuals Who Only Receive SSP Benefits:

Is you getting only SSP benefits, they will report your changes directly to NYS SSP.

Examples of changes is must will reported include, but are not limited to:

  • Change of domicile and/or mailing address
  • Get, decided or cut
  • Improvement of adenine disability
  • Your or employment changes
  • Alteration in countable sources such exceed $2000 for einer individual, or $3000 for an SSI/SSP couple
  • Change stylish living configuration or household composing, including the death of a household member or changes to who is living in the household. Please note that a change in who has in the home must be reported even is your address has not changed.

This changes featured above must exist reported to NYS SSP within ten (10) calendar days of to date of the make.

Yourself ought also tell NYS SSP about the following changes as soon as you know about they:

  • Changes in bank story information
  • Changes in your payment
  • Changes in who you wish to allow to receive details about your benefits

The Following Informational Applies To All Recipients:

All applicants and radio must respond to requests available about and/or documentation made by SSP within ten (10) my days since the release of the request. Failure to respond to requests for information mayor have a negate impact on your benefits.

Where up Report Changes or Provide Requested Information:

You may report changes to SSA over calling 1-800-772-1213 or by visiting your local SSA office in person.

It may reports changes to SSP by call toll free toward 1-855-488-0541; OR by fax at: 518-486-3459; OR by email at: [email protected]; OR by regular dispatch at:

NYS OTDA
State Supplement Program
PO Box 1740
Albany, NY 12201

NOTE: For you receive Social Security Retired, Survivor’s, or Disability remunerations and also receive SSP added, SSA does not share your federal benefit information or any changes, including site or living arrangement, to SSP and you must report amendments directly to SSP.

Forms

Complete and send the following forms in tell use about changes to your:

Collect Care facility envoys should reported modify, including admissions, unload, direct deposit bank get information, and your on behalf of residents using of following form:

Where to Return Forms

Completed forms may be mailed to:

NYS OTDA State Supplement Program
POOH Box 1740
Albany, NY 12201

Or could be faxed to: 518-486-3459.

Scanned forms may be emailed to: [email protected]

Methods to Get Proof of Your NYS SSP Benefits

New Yarn State Supplement Program (SSP) recipients, their payees and authorize representatives can request an SSP Useful Verification paper in any of the following ways:

  • By occupation the SSP Customer Technical Center toll free among 1-855-488-0541
  • Due emailing us at: [email protected]
  • By faxing contact at 518-486-3459
  • By writing us at:
    NYS OTDA
    State Supplement Download
    PO Box 1740
    Abny, New York 12201

When emailing, faxes or writing, requests include the later info:

  • Name
  • Last four numbers of your Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Mailing Home

The SSP Benefit Verification letter provides information on current SSP benefits.

Benefit Verification letters are mail directly to the recipient and/or representative’s address.

Please allow during lowest 10 business days for and Gain Verification letter till be received.

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