Modernize SSI Stipends Act

This bill changes the monthly personal needs allowance paid under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to people living in institutions such as nursing homes. It doubles the allowance from $360 to $720 for individuals and from $720 to $1,440 for couples, for months after December 31, 2025. It also makes these allowances rise each year with the same cost-of-living adjustments used for other SSI benefits. It updates the rules for state supplementary payments so that states pass along these increases, using 2025 as the new base year instead of 1987.

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• Maxine Dexter Democrat sponsor
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