Program |
Benefit |
Eligibility |
Income Limits |
Resource Limits |
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) |
Cash assistance |
65+, blind, or adults
with disabilities
|
$733.92 (Single)
$1,110.38 (Married)
$1,412.00 (Assisted Living) |
$2,000 (S)
$3,000 (M) |
RI Medical Assistance (MA)
(Medically needy) |
Helps pay needed hospital & medical
care plus dental, prescriptions, etc. |
65+, blind, or adults with
disabilities |
$800.00 (Single)
$842.00 (Married) |
$4,000 (S)
$6,000 (M) |
RI Medical Assistance (MA)
(Categorically needy) |
Helps pay needed hospital & medical
care plus dental, prescriptions, etc. |
65 and older,
or adults with disabilities |
$923.00 (Single)
$1,235.00 (Married) |
$4,000 (S)
$6,000 (M) |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) |
Pays Medicare premiums, deductions,
co-insurance |
Enrolled in Medicare |
$923.00 (Single)
$1,235.00 (Married
|
$4,000 (S)
$6,000 (M) |
Specified Low-income
Medicare Beneficiary
(SLMB) |
Pays Medicare Part B premium
|
Enrolled in Medicare |
$1,103.00 (Single)
$1,477.00 (Married) |
$4,000 (S)
$6,000 (M) |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
(QI-1) |
Pays Medicare Part B premium |
Enrolled in Medicare |
$1,239.00 (Single)
$1,660.00 (Married) |
$4,000 (S)
$,6,000 (M)
|
SNAP
(Formerly Food Stamps ) |
Food Stamps |
Any Age |
$1734.00 (Single)
$2334.00 (Two persons) |
$3,000
if 60+ |
Home & Community
Care: Co-Pay |
Pays a portion of the cost of home health and/or adult day care |
65+ and homebound |
$21,660 (Single)
$29140 (Married) |
NA
NA |
DHS Waiver Programs
DEA Waiver Programs |
Services at home in lieu of
nursing home |
On Medical Assistance
On Medical Assistance |
DHS Waiver program limit: $2,022.00
DEA Waiver program: Spend-down to MA limits |
$2,000
$4,000 |
RI Property Tax Relief |
Up to $300 based on income and taxes |
Any age |
$30,000 household income |
NA |
Heating Assistance |
Helps pay heating expenses |
Any age |
$24,395 (Single)
$31,901 (2 persons) |
NA
NA |
Subsidized Housing
|
Residents pay 30% of income for rent |
62+, or adults with
disabilities |
50 or 60 percent of HUD median family income for household size and
specific community |
NA |
RI Pharmaceutical
Assistance to the
Elderly (RIPAE) |
Pays portion of the cost of
certain prescriptions |
65 and RI resident |
$20,234 (S), $26,170 (M) 60%
$26,279 (S), $32,851 (M) 30%
$45,991 (S), $52,561 (M) 15% |
NA
NA
NA |
Respite Care |
Temporary relief for caregivers |
55+ |
Cost-sharing based on a
sliding scale |
NA |
Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage |
Reverse mortgage |
62+ and
must own home |
$88,950 |
NA |
