Disability

An individual is considered to be disabled if they satisfy any one of the following conditions:

1. Individual receives supplemental security income OR
2. Individual receives disability or blindness payments from social security OR
3. Individual receives federally or State administered supplemental benefits OR
4. Individual receives Federal, State or local public disability retirement pension because of a permanent disability OR
5. Individual receives or is entitled to receive payments from the Veteran's Administration for a 100 percent total disability OR
6. Individual is a veteran and considered by the Veteran's Administration to need regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound OR
7. Individual is a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered in need of aid and attendance or permanently housebound and incapable of self-support OR
8. Individual is a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered by the VA to be entitled to compensation under title 38 and has a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the SSA OR
9. Individual is a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be entitled to compensation under title 38 and has a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the SSA OR
10. Individual is a recipient of interim assistance benefits OR
11. Individual is a recipient of disability related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act OR
12. Individual is a recipient of disability-based State general assistance benefits.