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SSI · Rhode Island
SSI in Rhode Island: state supplement, recipients and offices
In December 2025, 30,006 people in Rhode Island got SSI, and SSA paid them $21.8 million that month. The state adds a supplement through SSA for some living settings.
Rhode Island state supplement paid with SSI
Rhode Island 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, SSA pays no state supplement here; the state part is only for people in the settings below. Through SSA, Rhode Island adds a supplement only for residents of certified residential care or assisted living. SSA's table has no couple amount.
| Where the person lives | State part, one person | Total per month, one person | Total, couple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living in your own home | $0.00 | $994.00 | $1,491.00 |
| In someone else's household that provides your shelter (federal part cut by one-third) | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Residential care or assisted living certified by the state | $332.00 | $1,326.00 | n/d |
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 Rhode Island supplement, by setting (December 2025)
- Residential care or assisted living facility (code D)339
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 Rhode Island
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
- Under 183,488
- Ages 18 to 6417,432
- 65 or older9,086
- Also get Social Security benefits10,550
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 5 counties
| County | Total | Aged | Blind or disabled | Also get Social Security | Paid in Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 542 | 36 | 506 | 182 | $415,000 |
| Kent | 3,424 | 243 | 3,181 | 1,276 | $2.5 million |
| Newport | 1,231 | 92 | 1,139 | 455 | $889,000 |
| Providence | 23,388 | 2,927 | 20,461 | 8,139 | $17.0 million |
| Washington | 1,421 | 83 | 1,338 | 498 | $1.0 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island add a state supplement?
Yes, through SSA, for the settings in the table above (January 2026).
Do people with SSI get Medicaid in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island?
With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 5 Social Security offices in Rhode Island. 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.