Almost all states have a Supplementary Payments (SSP) Program, which supplements the Federal Supplemental Security benefit (SSI), which is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the past, many states had their program administered by the SSA, making it easy to verify income from the SSP programs of those states. A number of states have decided to administer the SSP program themselves, and not use the SSA. This will impact the verification of Social Security and SSI income for users of Enterprise Income Verification (EIV). EIV will no longer reflect the SSP for the affected states. In order to verify the payment in states administering SSP, verification can be obtained by the tenant from the state office and as outlined in Chapter 5 and Appendix 3 of HUD Handbook 4350.3. This procedure applies to HUD properties as well as LIHTC and Rural Development. HUD has confirmed that in these cases, the verification must be provided within 120-days of the certification date and must not be older than 120 days from the date provided to the owner. As always, if this causes a discrepancy in the EIV report, managers should note the reason for the discrepancy and place it in the tenant file. The following states will administer the supplement without use of the SSA:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming
• Utah

  The SSA will administer the SSP on behalf of the following states:

• California
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii
• Iowa
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Vermont

  The following states have no SSP program:

• Arizona
• Northern Mariana Islands
• North Dakota
• West Virginia

  The SSA website provides conflicting information relative to Mississippi, showing both that it has an SSP program and that it does not. Operators of properties in Mississippi should contact the area Mississippi SSA office for information.   Back to news