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Income and Social Security
Pennsylvania SSI supplement
Pennsylvania adds a State Supplementary Payment (SSP) to SSI.
For people living on their own, the state's rules set it at $22.10 a month for one person and $33.30 for a couple, paid by the state, not in your Social Security check. People in a licensed personal care home or a domiciliary care home get a much larger supplement, paid with their SSI.
How to apply in Pennsylvania
- Who runs it
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
What you may get
| Monthly supplement, one person living on their own (state rule in effect in 2026) | $22.10 a month Source: Pennsylvania Code (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) (source 1) |
|---|---|
| Monthly supplement, couple living on their own (state rule in effect in 2026) | $33.30 a month Source: Pennsylvania Code (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) (source 1) |
| Monthly supplement, one person in a licensed personal care home (January 2026) | $639.30 a month |
| Monthly supplement, couple in a licensed personal care home (January 2026) | $1,357.40 a month |
| Monthly supplement, one person in a domiciliary care home (January 2026) | $634.30 a month |
| Monthly supplement, couple in a domiciliary care home (January 2026) | $1,347.40 a month |
How Pennsylvania is different
Where Pennsylvania's rules differ from the federal rules for State SSI supplements.
- Paid separately by the state for people living on their own or in someone else's home; supplements for personal care and domiciliary care homes come in the same check as your SSI
- If your income is a little too high for SSI, you may apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for the state payment alone
Source: Pennsylvania Code (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) (source 1)
Good to know
- People on SSI who live in someone else's household get $25.53 a month ($38.44 for a couple) under the state's rules.
- If you get the state payment alone, without SSI, you also get Medicaid.
Source: Pennsylvania Code (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) (source 1)
Free help
Free help with this in Pennsylvania
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Sources
- Pennsylvania Code (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), 55 Pa. Code Chapter 299: Supplemental Security Income Program and State Supplementary Payment Program (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Social Security Administration (POMS), SI 01415.058 Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026 (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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