Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
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Overview
This bill increases the personal needs allowance for New Jersey Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are veterans or spouses of veterans. Specifically, it raises the allowance to $50 for Medicaid recipients and $50 for SSI recipients who are veterans or their spouses. The allowance will also increase annually to match the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. The bill also addresses administrative procedures for implementing these changes and securing federal funding.
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