Salud y beneficios

Una persona puede ser elegible para AABD si:

• Es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos o cumple con requisitos específicos para no ciudadanos,
• Es residente de Illinois,
• Tiene 65 años o más, es ciego o discapacitado, y
• Cumplir con cualquiera de los siguientes requisitos:
  • Recibir Supplemental Security Income un programa federal que proporciona dinero mensualmente a personas mayores, ciegas y discapacitadas de bajos ingresos (SSI),
  • No son elegibles para SSI debido a ingreso, o
  • Are not eligible for SSI due to the time limit expiration on aid to certain non-citizens.

If a person does not get SSI due to their income, they may qualify for AABD medical assistance. They must have less than $17,500 in assets, Anything a person owns that has financial value or have “countable income” at or below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines. Countable income is calculated differently depending on whether the applicant is blind, disabled, or 65 years and older.

People interested in their eligibility can check the IDHS website or call the IDHS Help Line at (800) 843-6154 or TTY (866) 324-5553.

Non-citizens may be eligible for an AABD cash grant if they do not have enough income to meet their basic needs. They must also:

• Be age 65 years or older,
• Meet the immigration requirements for medical assistance,
• Residían legalmente en los EE. UU. el 22 de agosto de 1996 y
• Have been denied SSI because the Social Security Administration found them to not be disabled.

Non-citizens may also be eligible if they are:

• En virtud de la edad 65, y
• Ineligible for SSI due to the expiration of the federal seven-year limit, but have immigration status that would make them eligible under the federal seven-year exception rules.

Un programa similar a AABD también está disponible para brindar asistencia médica a personas no ciudadanas. It is called Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS).

Note: The HBIS program was paused for new enrollees beginning November 6, 2023 and remains paused. Existing participants can continue to receive and renew benefits under the HBIS program.

IDHS looks at a person’s income and assets. Anything a person owns that has financial value A person qualifies if their income is less than their needs by at least $1.  Ciertos pagos no se consideran ingresos. Por ejemplo, el ingreso crédito tributario puede reducir la cantidad de impuestos que una persona debe o aumentar su reembolso y los pagos de asistencia energética no cuentan. After adding up income from countable sources, IDHS subtracts $25 from the total. If a person works, IDHS will subtract work-related other work-related expenses as income.

A person’s countable income is whatever is left after subtracting expenses.

IDHS adds up the following expenses to determine a person's needs:

• vivienda,
• servicios públicos,
• Ropa,
• Lavandería
• Suministros del hogar,
• Esenciales personales,
• Phone line,
• Food, and
• Transit.

If the total cost of these needs is at least $1 less than a person’s countable income, they may be eligible for an AABD cash grant.

A person is not eligible for AABD cash benefits if they own assets worth $2,000 or more. The asset limit is increased to $3,000 if they are living with a spouse or another dependent. Una persona que depende de otra para su manutención, como un niño o una persona con una discapacidad El límite se incrementa aún más en $50 por cada dependiente adicional.

IDHS counts the recipient's resources and the resources of any person in the home who is legally responsible for the recipient. For example, IDHS will count a spouse's resources. IDHS does not consider the resources of anyone in the home who is not responsible for the recipient, like the recipient's child or children. 

IDHS will not count certain assets including the following:

• El hogar familiar,
• Ropa, efectos personales y muebles para el hogar (hasta $2,000 de equidad Cantidad que queda después de que una persona paga su préstamo total),
• Wedding or engagement rings,
• Items required because of a person’s medical or physical condition,
• Pólizas de seguro de vida con un valor nominal total de $1,500 o menos, y todas las pólizas de seguro de vida a término,
• Burial spaces for the use of the recipient, or any other member of their immediate family,
• Funds set aside for the burial expenses (but not prepaid) of the adult Any person 18 years old or over and his or her spouse (up to a limit of $1,500 each),
• Irrevocable prepaid burial contracts (up to $8,434),
• Jointly held assets (for example, joint bank accounts) that cannot be reduced or transferred without the consent When someone gives permission for someone else to do something of the joint owner and the joint owner does not give consent, and
• One vehicle. The vehicle must be necessary for employment, transportation to medical treatment or essential daily activities, or modified for transporting a disabled person, or needed to provide transport to essential daily activities.

A person over the asset limit for cash benefits may still be able to receive AABD medical assistance. The asset limits for AABD medical and AABD cash are very different. A partir de 2023 de mayo, el límite de activos para la asistencia médica de AABD aumentó a $17,500. Este límite se aplica sin importar el número de personas en el hogar.

A person that qualifies for cash benefits is automatically eligible for medical benefits. 

Los montos de las subvenciones varían según el ingreso y las necesidades, pero el pago mínimo es de $1. Los pagos rara vez superan los $70 si usted recibe SSI.

If a person’s income does not meet these minimum living expenses, IDHS will give them an AABD grant to make up the difference.

Eligibility for AABD cash assistance will be reevaluated every 12 months. To avoid an overpayment, recipients should make sure to fill out any redetermination forms that are mailed to them. They must report any changes in income or assets Anything a person owns that has financial value within 10 days of the change.

They can apply for AABD benefits on the IDHS website, in person at a local IDHS office, or by calling (866) 311-1119. 

Learn more about getting AABD.