Allowance For Spouse Application In Florida
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A community spouse can keep half of the couple's countable assets, up to their state's maximum resource standard. If the community spouse's share is under the maximum resource standard, which in most states is $157,920, this is the amount of their CSRA.
Minimum and Maximum Resource Allowance Amounts 2025 Min. and Max. Community Spouse Resource Allowance Figures by State – Effective Jan. 1, 2025 Arizona $31,584 – $157,920 Arkansas $31,584 – $157,920 California N/A – CA has no asset limit (eff. 1/1/24), and therefore, the Community Spouse Resource Allowance is not relevant.48 more rows •
Florida has just announced an increase in the Personal Needs Allowance for individuals receiving Medicaid benefits for custodial nursing home care. The new figure is $160 per month, up from $130. The updated figure went into effect on July 1, 2023.
In most cases, the community spouse is not required to contribute to nursing home costs, even if they are still working, unless their income exceeds a certain threshold. On the other hand, if the community spouse has a low income, they may be eligible to receive a portion of the institutionalized spouse's income.
Unexpected news just came out about the raise to Florida's personal needs allowance from $160/month to $130/month. Both Florida's House and Senate passed the 2024 budget to include this increase to Florida's seniors. This amount was effective as of July 1, 2023.
The Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) is $109,560 and the Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA) is $2,739.
Florida law provides that a surviving spouse and/or the surviving children are entitled to a reasonable family allowance for maintenance during the pendency of the estate administration. The maximum allowable amount is $18,000.
A personal needs allowance (PNA) is the monthly stipend that Medicaid recipients who live in nursing homes are allowed to keep from their income to spend on personal items and services. The PNA is $50, has not been adjusted or increased since the 1980s. $50 in the 1980s is equivalent to $177 today.
The Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) is the amount of nonexempt assets that the community (or well) spouse is entitled to keep without affecting the ill-spouse's Medicaid eligibility.
