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SSI · New Jersey
SSI in New Jersey: state supplement, recipients and offices
In December 2025, 164,533 people in New Jersey got SSI, and SSA paid them $120.6 million that month. The state adds a supplement through SSA for some living settings.
New Jersey state supplement paid with SSI
New Jersey is one of 12 places where SSA pays the state supplement together with the federal SSI payment, in one deposit. For someone living on their own, the state adds $31.25 a month (January 2026). New Jersey's amounts include a Lifeline utility payment. Someone living on their own is code B ($31.25), not code A, which is congregate care.
| Where the person lives | State part, one person | Total per month, one person | Total, couple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living in your own home | $31.25 | $1,025.25 | $1,516.35 |
| In someone else's household that provides your shelter (federal part cut by one-third) | $44.31 | $706.98 | $1,087.08 |
| Living alone with a spouse who does not get SSI | $152.99 | $1,146.99 | n/d |
| Congregate care (residential facility, assisted living or personal care home) | $150.05 | $1,144.05 | $2,109.35 |
| Licensed residential health care facility | $210.05 | $1,204.05 | $2,229.35 |
January 2026 amounts. "n/d" means SSA's table has no amount for that case. Totals add the 2026 federal rate ($994; $662.67 in someone else's household) and assume no other income.
2027: the federal part rises to $1,029 ($1,544 for a couple). SSA had not published the January 2027 state amounts when we checked on Oct. 27, 2026, so the 2027 state part is n/d here.
People getting the New Jersey supplement, by setting (December 2025)
- Congregate care facility (code A)3,633
- Living alone or with others (code B)133,270
- Living alone with an ineligible spouse (code C)2,556
- Living in the household of another (code D)19,305
- Medicaid facility (code G)3,580
- Residential health care facility (code I)942
2027 federal amounts
- Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026SSI payment for December 2026
- Nov. 10, 2026 · Nov. 18, 2026 · Nov. 25, 2026SSDI in November 2026, by birth date (1st–10th, 11th–20th, 21st–31st)
SSI and Medicaid in New Jersey
New Jersey is a “1634 state”: under an agreement with the state, SSA makes the Medicaid decision for people who get SSI and meet the citizenship or immigration rules, so most do not need a separate Medicaid application.
How SSI and Medicaid connect in each stateWho gets SSI in New Jersey
- Under 1824,457
- Ages 18 to 6476,287
- 65 or older63,789
- Also get Social Security benefits53,321
December 2025. The "aged" category above counts people who qualified by age; some people 65 or older qualified earlier by disability.
SSI recipients by county
All 21 counties
| County | Total | Aged | Blind or disabled | Also get Social Security | Paid in Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | 6,705 | 1,069 | 5,636 | 2,230 | $5.1 million |
| Bergen | 11,421 | 4,858 | 6,563 | 3,962 | $7.5 million |
| Burlington | 6,249 | 775 | 5,474 | 1,773 | $4.9 million |
| Camden | 14,889 | 1,582 | 13,307 | 4,490 | $12.1 million |
| Cape May | 1,512 | 135 | 1,377 | 535 | $1.1 million |
| Cumberland | 5,773 | 400 | 5,373 | 1,731 | $4.6 million |
| Essex | 23,976 | 4,002 | 19,974 | 7,666 | $18.0 million |
| Gloucester | 4,621 | 344 | 4,277 | 1,306 | $3.8 million |
| Hudson | 18,123 | 5,328 | 12,795 | 7,183 | $12.6 million |
| Hunterdon | 828 | 147 | 681 | 247 | $581,000 |
| Mercer | 8,900 | 1,404 | 7,496 | 2,587 | $6.8 million |
| Middlesex | 13,777 | 5,378 | 8,399 | 4,186 | $9.7 million |
| Monmouth | 6,755 | 1,341 | 5,414 | 2,239 | $4.8 million |
| Morris | 3,970 | 1,489 | 2,481 | 1,244 | $2.5 million |
| Ocean | 6,542 | 782 | 5,760 | 2,069 | $4.8 million |
| Passaic | 12,557 | 3,137 | 9,420 | 4,312 | $9.0 million |
| Salem | 1,712 | 81 | 1,631 | 532 | $1.3 million |
| Somerset | 2,976 | 994 | 1,982 | 786 | $2.0 million |
| Sussex | 1,503 | 173 | 1,330 | 501 | $1.1 million |
| Union | 10,227 | 2,505 | 7,722 | 3,261 | $7.2 million |
| Warren | 1,517 | 182 | 1,335 | 481 | $1.2 million |
"n/d" marks numbers SSA hides to protect privacy in small counties.
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Questions people ask
How much is SSI in New Jersey in 2027?
The federal maximum is $1,029 a month for one person and $1,544 for a couple, before any state supplement and minus countable income. The 2027 state part is n/d until SSA publishes it.
Does New Jersey add a state supplement?
Yes, through SSA, for the settings in the table above (January 2026).
Do people with SSI get Medicaid in New Jersey?
New Jersey is a “1634 state”: under an agreement with the state, SSA makes the Medicaid decision for people who get SSI and meet the citizenship or immigration rules, so most do not need a separate Medicaid application.
Where do I apply for SSI in New Jersey?
With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 24 Social Security offices in New Jersey. Applying is free.
Independent guide · not the SSA. Green Tips 1 US is a private guide. We are not the Social Security Administration, we are not part of it, and we do not take applications. Estimates are an estimate only; only SSA decides your SSI amount.
Sources: SSA, SSI Recipients by State and County, December 2025 (ssi_sc25); SSA POMS SI 01415.058, Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026 (TN 95, 08-26); SSA POMS SI 01715.010, Medicaid and the SSI program (TN 9, 09-26); SSA 2027 COLA fact sheet; SSA field office data file (FO-Address-Open-Close-Times.csv, Web Archive copy of Aug 28, 2026). Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.