11/25/2025
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The Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) Healthy Food and/or Utility Benefit is designed for individuals with at least one of following chronic conditions:
Autoimmune disorders
Cancer
Cardiovascular disorders3
Chronic alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders (SUDs)
Chronic and disabling mental health conditions
Chronic gastrointestinal disease
Chronic heart failure3
Chronic hyperlipidemia
Chronic hypertension
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Chronic lung disorders
Conditions associated with cognitive impairment: Alzheimer’s disease, intellectual disability and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, disabling mental illness associated with cognitive impairment, and mild cognitive impairment
Conditions with functional challenges that require similar services, including the following: spinal cord injuries, paralysis, limb loss, stroke and arthritis
Dementia
Diabetes mellitus3
HIV/AIDS
Immunodeficiency and immunosuppressive disorders
Myasthenia gravis/Myoneural disorders and Guillain-Barre syndrome/Inflammatory and toxic neuropathy
Neurologic disorders
Overweight, obesity and metabolic syndrome
Post-organ transplantation care
Severe hematologic disorders
Stroke