Supplemental Security Income

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