{"id":806,"date":"2019-12-04T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog-2023\/?p=806"},"modified":"2023-06-22T21:49:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:49:03","slug":"supplemental-security-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/supplemental-security-income\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Supplemental Security Income?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"806\" class=\"elementor elementor-806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed18b0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed18b0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc617b\" data-id=\"dcc617b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c909c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c909c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-339b45e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339b45e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f771e94\" data-id=\"3f771e94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44435407 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"44435407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/css\/custom-pro-widget-call-to-action.min.css?ver=1764022918\">\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywise.app.link\/Iv0wVANrvfb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRetirement is 99% easier when your paperwork is organized. \n\nJoin 250,000+ Americans securely storing their important receipts, bills &amp; documents with the SimplyWise app.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the App\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5494d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5494d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c529b\" data-id=\"35c529b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b10766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b10766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Supplemental Security Income, or SSI as it is commonly known, provides extra financial security for people who are blind, disabled, or over age 65 who lack the resources to cover basic needs. When Social Security was put in place in 1935, that extra measure of security was expected to be provided by the states; but those state policies became a patchwork that provided irregular assistance. That changed in 1972 when the federal government created the SSI program.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Social Security benefits and SSI<\/h2><p>While\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-over-ussi.htm\">SSI isn\u2019t exactly Social Security<\/a>, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and SSI are connected in several ways:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The SSA administers SSI.<\/li><li>People who apply for SSI are required to also apply for other assistance they may be eligible for, including Social Security benefits.<\/li><li>The application for SSI is also an application for Social Security benefits.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>Here\u2019s how SSI and Social Security (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/social-security-retirement-benefits\/\">more on social security here<\/a>) are different:<\/p><p>The funds to pay for Social Security come from taxes collected over years of someone\u2019s working life. Those taxes become a form of insurance to provide for them, or for members of their family, when they can no longer work or when they reach a certain age.\u00a0<\/p><p>SSI is related to a person\u2019s current resources and ability to work, but not based on anyone\u2019s previous work history. SSI funds come out of general tax revenues, not the Social Security taxes that have been collected.<\/p><p>SSI recipients in some states may receive additional help specifically to address their needs, including Medicaid to pay for health costs, a state-funded supplemental payment, and food assistance.<\/p><p>In 2019,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/press\/factsheets\/basicfact-alt.pdf\">\u00a064 million people received Social Security benefits.<\/a>\u00a0Only about eight million people received SSI. Roughly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/quickfacts\/stat_snapshot\/\">\u00a0a third of those<\/a>\u00a0who received SSI also received Social Security benefits.<\/p><h2>How do you receive SSI payments?\u00a0<\/h2><p>If you\u2019re approved for SSI,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-11000.pdf\">\u00a0you must receive your payments electronically<\/a>\u00a0via direct deposit, the Direct Express card program, or an Electronic Transfer Account. For more information, visit www.GoDirect.org. Payments are made at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-over-ussi.htm\">\u00a0first of each month<\/a>.<\/p><h2>SSI program eligibility<\/h2><p>The SSI program has specific criteria that apply across the board for applicants. If you are over the age of 65, you must meet the tests for residency, income, and resources. If you are applying because you are blind or disabled, someone from the administration will need to speak to your health care providers.<\/p><p>For SSI purposes, blindness is defined as a central visual acuity for distance of 20\/200 or less in your better eye with use of a correcting lens; or tunnel vision of 20 degrees or less. Disability is defined as having a medically determinable physical or mental impairment (including an emotional or learning problem) that:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Renders you unable to do any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-disable-ussi.htm#sgact\">substantial gainful activity<\/a>; (or in the case of children, causes marked and severe functional limitations) and<\/li><li>can be expected to result in death; or<\/li><li>has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.<\/li><\/ul><p>This is only the broadest definition, and there are many qualifiers. If alcohol or drug use is a factor in your disability, for example, you\u2019re disqualified from receiving SSI.<\/p><p>Because it can take<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/disability\/Documents\/Factsheet-AD.pdf\">\u00a0three to five months<\/a>\u00a0to get a decision on an SSI application, the Social Security Administration has a program entitled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/compassionateallowances\/\">Compassionate Allowances<\/a>\u00a0(CAL) that speeds the process in certain cases. CAL is designed to quickly identify conditions that, by definition, meet Social Security\u2019s standards for disability benefits including certain cancers, adult brain disorders, and a number of rare disorders that affect children.<\/p><p>There are also residency tests. Recipients must be a U.S. citizen or national, or someone in certain categories of aliens. They must be a legal resident of one of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands who is not absent from the country for 30 consecutive days or more (or a full month). Recipients can\u2019t be confined to an institution such as a hospital or prison at the government\u2019s expense. Also anyone who is not a citizen must be in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-eligibility-ussi.htm#qualified-alien\">qualified alien<\/a>\u00a0category, and meet a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-eligibility-ussi.htm#qualified-alien\">condition<\/a>\u00a0that allows qualified aliens to get SSI benefits.<\/p><h2>Income and SSI\u00a0<\/h2><p>For<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/cola\/SSI.html\">\u00a02020<\/a>, the monthly allowance for an individual receiving SSI is $783; for an eligible couple it\u2019s $1,175.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can only qualify to receive an SSI allowance if you meet certain<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-income-ussi.htm\">\u00a0income and resources requirements<\/a>, some of which<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-11000.pdf\">\u00a0vary from state to state<\/a>. The amount of benefit you receive each month will be impacted by your income and resources.<\/p><h2>Income limits<\/h2><p>The SSA defines income as any item that can be applied, either directly or by selling assets, to meet the basic needs of food or shelter. This includes:<\/p><ul><li>Earned Income \u2014 wages, net earnings from self\u2013employment, certain royalties, and honoraria.<\/li><li>Unearned Income \u2014 such as Social Security benefits, pensions, State disability payments, unemployment benefits, interest income, dividends and cash from friends and relatives.<\/li><li>In\u2013Kind Income \u2014 food or shelter that you get for free or less than its fair market value.<\/li><li>Deemed Income \u2014 the part of the income of a person you live with including a spouse, parent, or sponsor that is considered in the SSI amount calculation.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>Many forms of income are not counted including:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The first $65 of earnings and one\u2013half of earnings over $65 received in a month.<\/li><li>\u00a0The value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) received.<\/li><li>Assistance based on need funded by a State or local government, or an Indian tribe.<\/li><li>Small amounts of income received irregularly or infrequently.<\/li><li>Loans you have to repay.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>The SSA subtracts the income that they don\u2019t count from the income they do count. Then they subtract the income they do count from the SSI Federal benefit rate ($783 for an individual). That tells them how much to pay for SSI.<\/p><p>SSA also calculates<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-resources-ussi.htm\">\u00a0the value of your resources<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 things you own such as:<\/p><ul><li>cash<\/li><li>bank accounts, stocks, U.S. savings bonds<\/li><li>vehicles<\/li><li>anything else you own that could be converted to cash and used for food or shelter.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To get SSI, your countable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-resources-ussi.htm\">resources<\/a>\u00a0must not be worth more than $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple. Not all of your resources are included, however. The SSA does not include:<\/p><ul><li>The home you live in and the land it is on.<\/li><li>\u00a0A single vehicle.<\/li><li>Personal belongings and effects such as wedding rings.<\/li><li>Up to $100,000 of funds in an Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account established through a State ABLE program.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>They may also count part of your parent\u2019s or spouse\u2019s resources if you live with them.<\/p><h2>SSI for children<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-child-ussi.htm\">Children can be eligible for SSI disability benefits<\/a>\u00a0from birth and can qualify until they are 18, at which point they are considered an adult. If they are enrolled in school full time, that age limit increases to 22 or until they marry. The SSA considers a portion of the parents\u2019 and\/or stepparent\u2019s income and resources as if they were available to the child. They call this process of calculation of income and resources \u201cdeeming.\u201d For example, the Deeming Chart shows that the largest amount of gross monthly earned income for a home with one child is:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0$3,595 for a home with one parent<\/li><li>$4,367 for a home with two parents<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>And in a home where the income is not earned, the monthly allowance is\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>$1,968 for a home with one parent<\/li><li>$2,354 for a home with two parents<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But when the family has both earned and unearned income, or receives government support such as food stamps, the income requirements change.<\/p><p>States operate differently in terms of how they administer benefits to children. In some states, Medicaid is available to pay for children\u2019s health costs. Some states supplement the benefit for children.<\/p><h2>SSI vs. SSDI<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/redbook\/eng\/overview-disability.htm\">Social Security Disability Income<\/a>\u00a0is a monthly payment for a disabled person based on a worker\u2019s lifetime average earnings covered by Social Security. The money might go toward care of the worker or it might go toward care of one of the worker\u2019s dependents. SSI is based solely on disability and income and not on payments into the Social Security system. SSDI funds come from the Social Security system, while SSI funds do not.<\/p><p>States do not supplement payments for recipients of SSDI, but they may for SSI. It is possible to receive both SSDI and SSI payments.<\/p><h2>How to apply for SSI<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><p>You can apply for SSI benefits by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/benefits\/disability\/\">\u00a0applying online<\/a>, which is likely to give you the fastest results. You can also call 1-800-772-1213 (or TTY 1-800-325-0778 if you are deaf or hard of hearing) and making an appointment to apply. SSA also will take telecommunications relay services (TRS) assisted calls from people who are deaf or hard of hearing at 1-800-772-1213.<\/p><p>If you make an appointment, someone from SSA can help with the application.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/visiting-social-security-office\/\">Going to an SSA office<\/a>\u00a0without an appointment will incur longer wait times.<\/p><p>You will need to apply for a Social Security number if you do not have one. If you need one, a number will be assigned at the time Social Security entitles you to SSI benefits.<\/p><h2>The application process\u00a0<\/h2><p>You will need to provide the SSA with original documents showing:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0Proof of age, such as a birth certificate.<\/li><li>\u00a0Citizenship or alien status record, such as a birth certificate, baptism certificate, passport, or current immigration document such as an I-551 or a military discharge paper.<\/li><li>Proof of income such as payroll stubs, tax returns, award letters for unearned income.<\/li><li>Proof of resources such as bank statements, deeds, insurance policies.<\/li><li>Proof of living arrangements including a lease or rent or names, date of birth, medical assistance cards and Social Security numbers for all household members.<\/li><li>Medical sources if you are filing as blind or disabled.<\/li><li>Work history including job titles, names of employers, hours worked, and job descriptions.<\/li><li>If you are applying on behalf of a child you will also need information from caregivers and teachers.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The process for applying for SSI can be time consuming and difficult, but can provide needed resources to make life far easier in the long run. 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