Personal and Incidental (P&I) Allowance

When a child’s Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP) payment is used to pay the cost of residential services, the Personal and Incidental (P&I) portion of the SSI/SSP payment must be given to the regional center client. The P&I rate is normally updated by CDSS for January 1st each year when there is an increase available.

[Refer to “California Department of Developmental Services Community Care Facilities Rates (Effective May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020)”]

Documentation Required for Payment

There is no required form necessary to pay P&I. The EW must verify that the child is in receipt of SSI/SSP where the county is now the designated payee. This must be documented in a CalSAWS journal entry.

Exception: A “DFCS Request - Placement Expenses” (SCZ 414Z) must be received to use all county funds when the P&I is requested for a child that is not in receipt of SSI/SSP or if the placement is in a For-Profit Facility.

Note: P&I cannot be paid when the child is in receipt of the dual agency rate.

[Refer to “Special Needs and Special Care Increments.”]

Related Topics

Aid Payments and State Administered Rates