SSA Benefits Information



2020 SSA Benefits InformationEffective January 1, 2020Supplemental Security Income (SSI)IndividualCoupleFederal Benefit Rate$783/month (2019: $771)$1,175/month (2019: $1,157)Resource Limits$2,000 (no change)$3,000 (no change)Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)Non-BlindBlind$1,260/month (2019: $1,220)$2,110/month (2019: $2,040)Work IncentivesTrial Work PeriodMinimum earnings before a month will count as trial work month for SSDI beneficiaries:$910/month (2019: $880)Social Security CreditsEarnings to Qualify for CreditsCredits needed for Disability BenefitsHow many credits you need for disability benefits depends on how old you are when you become disabled.$1,410 / 1 credit (2019: $1,360)Up to max of $5,640 / 4 credits (2019:$5,440)If you become disabled before age 24, you generally need 1? years of work (six credits) in the three years before you became disabled.If you are 24 through 30, you generally need credits for half of the time between age 21 and the time you became disabled.If you are disabled at age 31 or older, you generally need at least 20 credits in the 10 years immediately before you became disabled.2020 Medicare CostsPart APart BPart DPremiumUp to $458/month (2019: $437)Most people don’t pay a premium because of Medicare-covered employment.$144.60/month (2019: $135.50) if annual income is $87,000 or less (individuals)/$174,000 or less (joint filers)Base premium (depending on plan) plus an additional monthly adjustment (ranging from $12.20 - $76.40/month) if annual income is above $87,000 (individual)DeductibleHospital inpatient: $1,408 for each benefit period (2019: $1,364) plus additional daily co-insurance for hospital stays longer than 60 days$198/year (2019: $185) then 20% co-insurance of Medicare approved amount for most doctor services, outpatient therapy, and durable medical equipmentVaries depending on plan, but not more than $435/year (2018: $415)2020 Medicare Savings Programs – Income and Resource LimitsQMBQualified Medicare BeneficiarySLMBSpecified Low-Income Medicare BeneficiaryQIQualifying IndividualQDWIQualified Disabled and Working IndividualIndividual: $1,084Couple: $1,457Individual: $1,296Couple: $1,744Individual: $1,456Couple: $1,960Individual: $4,339Couple: $5,833Income limits differ for Alaska and Hawaii.The resource limits are the same for QMB, SLMB, and QI: $7,860 for an individual and $11,800 for a couple. The resource limits for QDWI are $4,000 for an individual and $6,000 for a couple. In addition, there is an allowance of $1,500 for a burial fund.2020 1619(b) Threshold Amounts for Disabled SSI BeneficiariesSTATETHRESHOLDSTATETHRESHOLDALABAMA $28,114 MONTANA $32,887 ALASKA $57,356 NEBRASKA $40,298 ARIZONA $37,107 NEVADA $33,398 ARKANSAS $31,029 NEW HAMPSHIRE $41,072 CALIFORNIA $37,994 NEW JERSEY $35,808 COLORADO $34,484 NEW MEXICO $33,941 CONNECTICUT $66,740 NEW YORK $46,604 DELAWARE $45,029 NORTH CAROLINA $34,859 D.C. $44,977 NORTH DAKOTA $47,842 FLORIDA $31,752 OHIO $40,478 GEORGIA $31,949 OKLAHOMA $31,462 HAWAII $42,387 OREGON $35,743 IDAHO $40,095 PENNSYLVANIA $38,719 ILLINOIS $28,254 RHODE ISLAND $33,557 INDIANA $38,794 SOUTH CAROLINA $31,426 IOWA $34,053 SOUTH DAKOTA $37,055 KANSAS $35,925 TENNESSEE $41,003 KENTUCKY $31,106 TEXAS $35,973 LOUISIANA $32,715 UTAH $34,774 MAINE $36,887 VERMONT $42,159 MARYLAND $41,157 VIRGINIA $36,836 MASSACHUSETTS $41,485 WASHINGTON $33,768 MICHIGAN $36,887 WEST VIRGINIA $33,271 MINNESOTA $53,840 WISCONSIN $34,325 MISSISSIPPI $31,496 WYOMING $37,443 MISSOURI $37,980 NO.MARIANA ISL. $19,812 ................
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