Section 113.111  Protected Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) shall be protected income which shall not be considered available to meet the needs of any other individual.

AGENCY NOTE:  Retroactive lump-sum payments made by the Social Security Administration to SSI recipients, except those paid directly on behalf of a child into a dedicated account, are not protected income but are to be considered as any other lump-sum payment.

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 6425, effective May 15, 1999)