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Soc Secur Bull. 1996 Spring;59(1):52-66.
States are permitted to provide supplements to the Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. These supplements are intended to help meet the needs of their residents that are not met by the Federal SSI payment. The States determine the categories of persons and the amount they will supplement. The types of SSI recipients States have chosen to supplement, as well as the changes in their choices and in their supplementation levels over the years, are examined in this article. Since 1982, the number of SSI recipients receiving State supplements has increased each year. This increase in the number of recipients has resulted in increased expenditures for States. To control rising costs, States have begun using a variety of methods. Since 1993, nearly one-third of the States have reduced their payment levels to persons living independently. In addition, some States have begun reducing their supplementation rolls. Other States have begun to administer their own programs, possibly to bypass the recently imposed Federal administration fees.
各州被允许对联邦补充保障收入（SSI）款项提供补充。这些补充旨在帮助满足其居民未被联邦SSI款项满足的需求。各州确定接受补充的人员类别及其补充金额。本文考察了各州选择补充的SSI领取者类型，以及多年来它们在选择和补充水平方面的变化。自1982年以来，领取州补充的SSI领取者人数每年都在增加。领取者人数的增加导致各州支出增加。为了控制不断上升的成本，各州已开始采用多种方法。自1993年以来，近三分之一的州降低了对独立生活者的支付水平。此外，一些州已开始减少其补充名单。其他州已开始管理自己的项目，可能是为了绕过最近征收的联邦管理费。
