State and Local Benefits Resources for Mississippi

Offers an array of care, including inpatient general medical, surgical, intermediate and nursing home. Specialty, primary care, inpatient and outpatient mental health services, and a long-term care dementia unit are also available at the Biloxi Division.

Provides specialized services for persons over 60 including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

Information on Medicaid, a national health care program, which helps pay for medical services for low-income people.

A guide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in Mississippi. Document is in Word format.

Provides monthly benefits that help low income households buy the food they need for good health. You can apply for benefits by completing a state application form. Application is in .pdf format.

Makes disability and blindness determinations for the U.S. Social Security Administration on most Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims filed in the State.

Provides services to enable all Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) to make informed choices about work, including individualized work incentives planning and other assistance services.

Assists veterans and their dependents in securing federal and state benefits or preferences in Mississippi to which they may be entitled, including employment and health benefits.

If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

Advises SSA customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee on how to contact their local office and obtain information on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).