Supplemental Security Income

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supplemental_Security_Income

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Federal assistance program
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SSI
gptkbp:acceptsPaymentMethod	gptkb:Direct_Express_debit_card direct deposit paper check (limited)
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Social_Security_Administration
gptkbp:appealsTo	yes, through SSA
gptkbp:application	by phone in person online (limited circumstances)
gptkbp:availableOn	gptkb:District_of_Columbia gptkb:50_U.S._states
gptkbp:benefit	means-tested
gptkbp:benefitReduction	other income may reduce benefit
gptkbp:childrenEligible	yes, if disabled and meet income/resource limits
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Title_XVI_of_the_Social_Security_Act
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:American_Samoa gptkb:Guam gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands prior contributions work history
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility	eye aged 65 or older disabled limited income and resources U.S. citizens or certain categories of non-citizens
gptkbp:established	1972
gptkbp:filingMethod	monthly
gptkbp:frequency	periodic redetermination of eligibility
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:U.S._Treasury_general_funds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Supplemental Security Income
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Social_Security_Amendments_of_1972
gptkbp:maximumFederalBenefitRate2024	$1,415 for couples $943 for individuals
gptkbp:monthlyPayment	varies by state and individual circumstances
gptkbp:notFundedBy	gptkb:Social_Security_trust_fund
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:U.S._federal_government
gptkbp:purpose	provide financial assistance to aged, blind, and disabled people with little or no income
gptkbp:recipients2023	over 7.5 million people
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Medicaid gptkb:Social_Security_Disability_Insurance gptkb:Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program
gptkbp:resourceLimitCouple	$3,000
gptkbp:resourceLimitIndividual	$2,000
gptkbp:startDate	January 1, 1974
gptkbp:stateSupplementation	some states add additional payments
gptkbp:taxStatus	no
gptkbp:website	https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Social_Security_Act gptkb:Social_Security_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3