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When you need to send a message to the FO concerning a MSSICS recipient, do you do so using an ADM, DW01, ADMS, or 2560?
DWO1
What three PCOM screens can you check to find if a death report was processed?
MBR, Numi and THIS
(CM FBR + State Sup) - (BM FCI + VTR)
If the Recipient's BM FCI = $200, FLA-A, no State Sup, CM FBR= $710... How much is the CM payment?
$510
(710+$0)-($200=$0) = 510
Caller: My name Brooke. I need to let you know my grandma died. Her name was Constance Avent and she was born 09/29/46. She got a check every month. She passed away 3 days ago. She receives SSI and I just want to make sure her checks stop.
What is the nature of the call?
Caller is reporting death of her grandmother.
A person who is outside of the US/DC/NMI for _____ consecutive days or more is not considered to be back until they have spent an additional ____ consecutive days back in the US/DC/NMI
-30/30
To be eligible for SSI benefits an individual must be a ________ resident of the US,DC or the Northern Mariana Islands regardless of citizenship status.
Current
King Jackson applied for SSI on January 22. Assuming he is eligible beginning in February and continues to be so, February is the BM for what months?
February, March and April
For processing COA, and direct deposit change for MSSICS do you use SPE3 or ePath?
ePath
When do you closeout an oral inquiry with a SSA L991?
When the caller does not want to file for SSI and when the caller cancels a scheduled appointment for filing benefits.
Caller: All I get is SSI. On April 6th, I won in Bingo big time - $460.00. When will my SSI check be reduced and by how much?
The caller’s SSI check will be reduced by $440 ($460 - $20 GE), effective with the June payment.
What are the blindness requirements?
Be a person whose vision, with the use of a correcting lens, is 20/200 or less in the better eye or who has tunnel vision of 20 degrees or less. There is no minimum age limit.
What is the Computation month (CM)?
- the month for which a payment is being computed. All computations are done on a monthly basis. The income received in the CM is used to determine eligibility for that month.
A code of __ and __ in the MSI field on the SSID means the case is MSSICS.
2 and 3
CM FCI + VTTR < FBR + State Sup
What if the recipient's FCI is $790, the State sup is $88, FBR is $721, FLA-A.... Are they eligible?
YES
FCI < FBR + State Sup
$790 < $721 + 88
So the recipient is eligible for this month.
What are the three ways to attain US Citizenship?
-US Citizenship by Birth
-US Citizenship by Naturalization
-US Citizenship by Derivation
What is the Value One-Third Reduction (VTR) ?
VTR is actually the income received by a person determined to be in FLA-B. This is income apart from the FCI. Remember that the $20 general exclusion does not apply to the VTR. The VTR is added to the FCI to determine the countable income.
CM FCI + VTR < FBR + State Sup
What if the Recipient's FCI=$498, FLA-B (VTR= $240.33, no state sup, FBR IS $721.... Are they eligible?
NO
FCI + VTR= $738.33
$738.33 is greater than FBR. So the recipient is ineligible for this month.
Caller: SSI beneficiary is FLA-A and receives T2 benefits of $375 and has earned income of $422. What is his FCI?
The caller’s FCI is $513.50
$375 - $20 GE = $355 unearned income
[($422 - $65 EIE) divide by 2] = $178.50 earned income
$355 + $178.50 = $513.50 FCI
What is an Eligibility Computation?
The first month of eligibility is normally the month in which an application is filed; however, the claimant is not due a payment. The first month to determine payment amount is the following month.
Caller: Hi my name is JayDen Taylor and I get is SSI. I just got a job and will make about $600 this month. How much will this reduce my SSI and when?
The caller’s SSI check will be reduced by $257.50
[($600 - $20 GE - $65 EIE) then divide by 2 = 257.50].
This will be effective in 2 months.
Olivia Pope has the following assets when she applies for SSI payments. Which are countable resources for SSI purposes?
▸ A checking account of $455
▸ A 2003 Honda Civic used for medical purposes
▸ An engagement ring valued at $1,000
▸ AT&T stock valued at $700
▸ Her residence - a mobile home
▸ A checking account is a countable resource
▸ A 2003 Honda Civic used for medical purposes is an excludable resource if it is the only car the individual has
▸ An engagement ring valued at $2000 is an excludable resource under household goods and personal effects exclusion
▸ AT&T stock valued at $700 is a countable resource
▸ Her residence - a mobile home is an excludable resource provided this is his only residence
April Jones receives $794 (assume this is FBR) in SSI payments normally. She earned $700 in wages. How much will her SSI payment be?
She will receive $486.50 in her SSI payment
(700-85=615)
615 divided by 2 = $307.50, so,
$794 - $307.50 = $486.50
Based on disability what are the eligibility requirements the claimant must meet?
Adult applicants - must be at least age 18 and under age 65 and not blind. Must be unable to perform any substantial gainful work activity due to a physical or mental impairment. This inability to work must have lasted or must be expected to last for 12 continuous months or end in death.
Children - under age 18 - must suffer from a medical determinable physical or mental impairment that results in marked and severe function limitations. The condition must last or be expected to last 12 months or result in death.
Mrs. Benton has drawn SSI continuously for 2 years. In May her has FCI of $200. Her FCI for March was $170. For both months is FLA is A and the FBR is $783. Determine Mrs. Benton's SSI payment in May
▸ Eligibility Computation
▹ $783.00 FBR May
▹ - $200.00 FCI May =
▹ $583.00 Eligible May
▸ Payment Computation
▹ $783.00 FBR May
▹ - $170.00 FCI March
▹ $613.00 SSI due in May (FCI does not exceed FBR)
In order to qualify for SSI an individual must be what?
Disabled, blind, or age 65 or older
A citizens of the United States (U.S.) (including D.C. and territories), North American Indians, or qualified aliens who meet certain additional requirements,
A resident of the U.S., D.C., or Northern Mariana Islands (NMI),
Have limited income and resources, and
File a valid application.