You must meet the SSI resource and income requirements, as well as the disability requirements, to receive SSI benefits. Some resources are exempt, including your house and property, furnishings and car, along with burial plots and burial or life insurance under $1,500. You can have $2,000 ...
If you have a medical condition that prevents you from working, you will probably apply for one of two federal programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Their respective eligibility requirements are different, but they share an important purpose: he...
The transition process for a child Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient nearing the age of 18 can be quite complicated. From a programmatic standpoint, all child SSI recipients have their eligibility redetermined under the adult SSI disability requirements at age 18. Potentially more important...
To determine the amount of your SSI disability payment, Social Security will add up your countable wages and any money you receive from alimony, child support, and pensions from past work.But when calculating your countable wages, Social Security will disregard the first $20 of monthly income (...
child under age 18 may qualify as disabled if he or she has an impairment that results in “marked and severe” functional limitations. For adults aged 65 or older, it is possible to qualify for SSI benefits without being disabled. Most adult SSI recipients have other income; their countable...
While both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Insurance(SSI) are administered by the Social Security Administration, they are different benefits that have separate requirements. SSDI benefitsare based on an individual’s qualifying work history; therefore, there is no ...
Before you go through the process of applying for emergency SSI disability, it's a good idea to make sure you're eligible. Both adults and children who are either blind or disabled are eligible, so long as they meet income, residency and other requirements. The same goes for individuals wh...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sets the definition for what counts as a disability. You also must have worked a job long enough (or recently enough) to meet the SSA’s requirements for SSDI. In the job you held, you would have had to have paid into the Social Security system,...
Applications for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits are submitted to the federal government. The first two requirements that must be met are referred to as “earnings” requirements. One is a “recent work” test, which is based on age at the time of disability,...
There are precise requirements a person must meet to become eligible for SSI. First, SSI candidates must be 65 or older, blind, or have a disability. Second, they must havelimited income, limited resources, and be U.S. citizens or nationals. As of 2022, SSI is only available to individu...