2008 SSI Parental and Spousal Deeming Chart
The new 2008 Deeming Chart should be used by banks and other Special Needs Trust Administrators judiciously. Pay particular attention to the qualifications indicating when the trust may not be used, which appear at the end of the chart. Also be aware that these numbers increase annually, but a slight amount, due to changes in the SSI Federal Benefit Rate.
However, the chart is definitely useful to indicate approximately how much a parent could be paid, for example, for disabled child caretaking, to stay within the deemed amount that will not eliminate a child's SSI disability benefits. In 31 U.S. states and jurisdictions, receipt fo $1 of SSI triggers automatic eligibility for state Medicaid benefits.
