Special Income Standard (SIS)

The Special Income Standard (SIS) is used to determine whether a client is eligible for the SIS-EW program. It is equal to three times the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) The maximum federal benefit rate for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This amount is updated each January and is used to determine the Pickle Disregard and the Special Income Standard (SIS) for the Elderly Waiver (EW) program..

See Elderly Waiver for more information about the program.

The SIS gross monthly income limits are:

Effective Dates

Gross Monthly Income Limits

2013

$2,130

2012

$2,094

2011

$2,022

2010

$2,022

2009

$2,022

2008

$1,911

2007

$1,869

2006

$1,809

2005

$1,737

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