[Living Free in NH]

Children who have asthma are eligible for an SSI disability check in the amount of 552.00 per month.

Please tell me this isn't true. Is this in addition to any welfare payments/food stamps/WIC they may be receiving?

[DeepInEnemyTerritory]

It is in addition to the food stamps and WIC, but not cash welfare benefits.
Scenario:
1 mthr and 5 children on a 6 person welfare grant. Cash grant (not including food stamps, medicaid, Section 8 housing, ect) totals $1400.00 p/mo because there is a 400.00 p/mo allowance on the first child, and 200.00 p/mo allowance on each additional child. The SSI eligible child would be taken of the welfare grant lowering it to 1200.00 p/mo and start getting the 552.00 p/mo SSI check.
Now I know what you are thinking, why not just just deduct the 552.00 from the 1400.00 and make the new welfare grant 848.00 p/mo? Because.
Disclaimer: I do not live in New York. This scenario is the way I understand the welfare program to work in general. The above referenced welfare dollar amounts were picked at random. I do not know the exact welfare dollar amount for New York. Also, the federal SSI amount is 552.00 p/mo, but New York adds an additional "State Supplemental amount" onto the SSI check. That extra amount is approx 60.00 p/mo.