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What is an AG?

An AG is an income supplement for individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and certain other aged, blind, or disabled individuals who reside in a licensed assisted living facility (ALF) or an approved adult foster care (AFC) home.

An AG payment is issued to an individual monthly, to be used with a designated amount of their monthly income to pay an ALF or AFC a maximum monthly rate. This rate is determined by the Virginia General Assembly and is adjusted periodically.

The AG Program is 80 percent state funded and 20 percent locally funded and is administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services. It is only for individuals who reside in an ALF licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services' Division of Licensing Programs or in an AFC home approved by their local department of social services. Not all ALFs accept AG payments.

• Facilities that Accept AG Grants (PDF)

AG Eligibility

Prior to admission to an ALF, an individual must be assessed by an adult services social worker at their local department of social services or another qualified assessor. Qualified assessors are employees of local health departments, area agencies on aging, centers for independent living, and community services boards who have received training on conducting assessments. The individual applying for an AG, or the individual’s designated representative, should contact an assessor and request the assessment.

AG applicants must complete an Application for Benefits (below) and submit it to an eligibility worker at the local department of social services in the city or county where the individual lived prior to entering an institution such as an ALF, hospital or nursing home. The eligibility worker will evaluate the individual’s financial eligibility for AG. The worker has 45 days to process the application.

AG recipients also receive a personal needs allowance (PNA) for such items as clothing, medical co-payments, tobacco products, sodas, snacks, over-the-counter medications, dental care, eyeglasses, and activities or items an ALF or AFC provider is not required to provide.

• Chapter A - Introduction (PDF)
• Chapter B - Application Processing (PDF)
• Chapter C - Non-Financial Requirements (PDF)
• Chapter D-SSI Recipients Eligibility final (PDF)
• Chapter E - Non-SSI Resources Eligibility (PDF)
• Chapter F - Non-SSI Conditional Benefits (PDF)
• Chapter G - Non-SSI Resource Transfers (PDF)
• Chapter H - Non-SSI Income Exclusions (PDF)
• Chapter I - Non-SSI Income Sources (PDF)
• Chapter J - Grant Computation & Issuance (PDF)
• Chapter K - Forms (PDF)
• Chapter L - Administrative Issues (PDF)
• Transmittal 233 (PDF)
• Transmittal 248 (PDF)
• Transmittal 255 (PDF)

• Coverage (PDF)
• Determining Eligibility (PDF)

• AG Certification (PDF)
• Application for Benefits (PDF)
• Application for Benefits (Spanish) (PDF)
• Auxiliary Grant Provider Agreement (PDF)
• Notification of Change (DOC)
• Provider/DSS Communication (DOC)
• Provider/DSS Communication (PDF)
• Request for Appeals (PDF)

Contact Us

To determine eligibility for an AG or to obtain the current AG maximum rate, please contact the local department of social services in the city or county where the individual lives.

An ALF interested in accepting individuals who have AG should contact:

Virginia Department of Social Services
Adult Services Program
801 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 726-7533