Taxpayer asks:
Would my Mother who is on Medicaid and in a nursing home – be eligible for the stimulus payment? The money would be deposited into her checking account to help by for “extra” things for her at the nursing home.
She doesn’t file because the only source of income is SS – 14,300.00. Out of which, we pay the nursing home $10,800 a year and AARP 167.00 every month.
I was just wondering would she be eligible for the Tax Rebate since she is on Medicaid at the nursing home. Thanks for answering me back.
Taxgirl says:
Thanks for the question.
First, your mother (and any other taxpayer) must file in order to receive a rebate. Those taxpayers who do not file will not receive a rebate. So, if she doesn’t normally file and she wishes to receive a rebate, she must file for 2007.
Second, Social Security recipients are eligible for the tax rebates.
So, I am guessing that, under these facts, your mother would receive a rebate so long as she files.
The bigger issue is whether she would be entitled to keep the rebate from the nursing home. Medicaid recipients have income limits and resource limits; even though it’s a federal program, liability and regulations may vary by state. You may wish to check with social services if you have questions.
For more information on tax rebate eligibility, check out my prior post.
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My mother was on medicare & medicaid and was placed in a nursing home in 2006—since she had no assets or money to claim the nursing home become the rep payee of her social security check and I did not have to pay any extra for her to stay there. In May 2009 she received a $250.00 stimulus check. Is she entitled to this towards her personal spending account or does it automatically go to the nursing home? The nursing home can give me an account of her social security payments but nothing for her personal spending which should of been $45.00 a month. If she never used the $45.00 a month am I entitled to receive the stimulus and personal spending allowance since she has now passed on? The nursing home is giving me very vague answers when it comes to me asking for an account of her personal spending account. What am I allowed to do to get this information?
The accounting clerk is not very personable when it comes to asking questions, and since I am just getting over my mother’s death, it’s hard for me to be assertive enough to be firm with her. Can you help?
Thank you, Bernie