Massachusetts SSI recipients who live in assisted living will receive $1,483 a month in 2027. That is the $1,029 federal Supplemental Security Income rate plus a $454 state supplement, according to the state’s calendar year 2027 payment chart. Each spouse in a couple living in assisted living is listed at $1,112.50, and the chart sets different totals for every other living arrangement.
How the $1,483 is built
The federal piece comes from the Social Security Administration. Its actuaries put the 2027 federal benefit rate for an eligible individual at $1,029 a month, tied to a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment that takes effect in January 2027. The 2026 federal rate is $994 for an individual and $1,491 for a couple.
The state piece is the Massachusetts State Supplement Program, known as SSP. For an aged, blind or disabled individual in assisted living the chart lists $454 on top of the federal rate, which makes $1,029 plus $454 equal to $1,483. The same $1,483 appears on the chart for all three categories of individual…