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SSI
Payment Rates for New York |
2007 |
2008 |
Living Alone |
$ 710.00 |
$ 724.00 |
Living with others |
$ 646.00 |
$ 660.00 |
Living in the household of another |
$ 438.34 |
$ 447.67 |
Couple |
$ 1,038.00 |
$ 1060.00 |
Social Security Disability Thresholds |
2007 |
2008 |
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Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) |
Non-Blind |
$ 900/mo. |
$ 940/mo. |
Blind |
$1,500/mo. |
$1,570/mo. |
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Trial Work Period (TWP) |
$ 640/mo. |
$ 670/mo. |
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SSI Student Exclusion Limits: |
2007 |
2008 |
Monthly Limit |
$ 1,510 |
$ 1,550 |
Annual Limit |
$ 6,100 |
$ 6,240 |
Section 1619(b) Eligibility Threshold |
2007 |
2008 |
Base Amount (NY State) |
$ 18,060 |
$ 18,396 |
Title 19 or Medicaid Amount (NY State) |
$ 23,711 |
$ 25,240 |
Threshold (NY State) |
$ 41,771 |
$ 43,636 |
Medicare Premium and Deductible Rates |
2007 |
2008 |
Part B Premium Increased by 5.6% in 2007 |
$ 93.50 |
$ 96.40 |
Part A Deductible* Increased by 8.7% in 2007 |
$ 992.00 |
$ 1,024.00 |
* The Part A deductible is the beneficiary's only cost for up to 60 days of Medicare-covered inpatient hospital care. However, for extended Medicare-covered hospital stays, beneficiaries must pay an additional $256 per day for days 61 through 90 in 2008, and $512 per day for hospital stays beyond the 90th day in a benefit period. For beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities, the daily co-insurance for days 21 through 100 will be $128 in 2008, compared to $124 in 2007
* A small number of beneficiaries - individuals with income exceeding $ 82,000 and married couples exceeding $ 164,000 - will pay a higher Part B premium based on their income.
Prepared by Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. - Updated
January 2008
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