DMMA's 2026 SSI-related standards set Delaware's Long Term Care Programs income threshold at 250% of the SSI rate — $2,485 a month for one person and $3,727.50 for a couple. Each applicant also gets a $20 disregard on available income, which effectively raises those figures to $2,505 and $3,747.50, though DMMA is careful to note that needs-based income like a VA pension doesn't get that same $20 disregard.
On the resource side, nothing changed for 2026: the limit remains $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. When one spouse needs long-term care and the other stays in the community, though, Delaware switches to a separate spousal-impoverishment framework for assessing resources and setting the community spouse's protected allowance, rather than applying these baseline numbers directly.
Delaware figures
- 2026 income standard (individual)
- $2,485/month (250% SSI)
- 2026 income standard (couple)
- $3,727.50/month
- Income standard after $20 disregard (individual)
- $2,505/month
- Income standard after $20 disregard (couple)
- $3,747.50/month
- Resource limit (individual)
- $2,000
- Resource limit (couple)
- $3,000
Sources and official resources
Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.