Program Information
State Supplementary Assistance (SSA) is a fully state-funded program that was designed to meet the additional special needs of aged, blind, and disabled people not met by the standard benefit rate paid by Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Iowa’s SSA program covers 6 categories of special needs:
- Blind allowance
- Dependent Person allowance
- Family Life Home assistance
- In-Home Health-Related Care assistance
- Residential Care Facility assistance
- Supplement for Medicare and Medicaid Eligibles
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