The dollar amount listed for “Independent Living Arrangement Without Cooking Facilities” as listed on the SSI/SSP Payment chart for May 1, 2009, originally enclosed in ACWDL 09-18 and 09-50 was incorrect. The correct dollar amounts are $954.00 for Individuals and $1692.00 for the Couple. [Download]

This ACWDL describes changes in the way retroactive Title II benefits affect Medi-Cal programs. [Download]

This letter contains changeds to the way retroactive SSI benefits are counted under different Medi-Cal programs. [Download]

$1,433 was the 2009 TB income standard for an individual and is still the 2010 standard. $2,000 is astill the resource limit for an individual. If the applicant is married counties count only income in their own name, and only separate property plus half of any community property. The 2010 SSI standard allocation for an eligible child with ineligible parents is $337; the federal benefit rate is $674 for an individual and $1,011 for a couple. [Download]