132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 834		LR 1494(02)
	An Act to Update the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$23,135,664	$23,135,664	$23,165,664	$23,135,664
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$23,135,664	$23,135,664	$23,165,664	$23,135,664
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes ongoing annual General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $23,135,664 beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to increase the minimum benefit provided under the state supplement to federal supplemental security income program from $8 per month to $65 per month for an individual and to increase the combined benefit for a couple, each of whom qualify for the benefit, from 150% to 200% of the individual benefit amount.