Go to the Social Security Administration to see the new eligibility and penalty figures for Supplemental Security Income recipients in 2006. Or just read here!
Maximum benefits for California recipients will be $836 per month (the federal benefit is only $603 but California and some other states provide supplements to increase the benefit level).
The maximum reduction for recept of "stuff" (in-kind support and maintenance -- not cash) is $221. That means that if a parent or a special needs trust buys stuff for an SSI recipient, that recipient will have his or her $836 reduced dollar for dollar for the value of those benefits but only up to a maximum of $221.00. So a person with a special needs trust that spends $225 or $2,000 or $20,000 per month on her will still receive an SSI benefit of $615 ($836 minus $221).
Thanks to Steve Dale of The Dale Law Firm for the link!
