My mom receives SSDI survivor benefits from my Dad who passed away in September of 2018. She only gets to keep 54 dollars a month. Is this assisted living facility going to swipe her stimulus check also?? I have googled this so much until I have given myself many headaches and can't find any information. Please advise. Thanks.
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The stimulus payment is paid through the same automatic payment where your Mom receives her SSDI. If this is received directly by the AL facility, you may have a problem. But there will be guidelines about what the AL facility is supposed to do with it.
No one really knows yet. More information should be forthcoming.
It is not considered "Income".
A question...are we going to have to declare it on our income taxes? If so, kind of defeats the purpose. I don't think those receiving unemployment should pay income taxes either. Back in the 70s you didn't.
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I think to be on the safer side, any $ in their checking, savings or personal needs allowance trust acct at the facility that would take them over the Medicaid $2k asset max limit for the incoming month ought to be spent before / by end of month.
Additionally, I read that the resource is being deferred, and will not count as a resource until 12 months.
Just like Geaton has also said.
"The basic Medicaid rule for nursing home residents is that they must pay all of their income, minus certain deductions, to the nursing home. If the stimulus payment were considered income, it would likely have to go straight to the nursing home. Since in most states Medicaid recipients cannot have more than $2,000 in assets, there was also concern that the stimulus payments could put many recipients over the asset limit.
In a blog post, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) has clarified that the SSA will not consider stimulus payments as income for Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) recipients, and the payments will be excluded from resources for 12 months. Because state Medicaid programs cannot impose eligibility requirements that are stricter than SSI requirements, the payments should not affect Medicaid eligibility. "
On this site:
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/how-your-stimulus-check-affects-medicaid-17698