In December 2022, the SSI Program had 7.6 million [iii] participants; 84% qualified based on a disability, 15% based on age, and 1% because they were blind. The Program spent $62.0 billion in fiscal year 2023 and $63.3 billion in fiscal year 2022 [iv]. SSI Participants Over the Years...
[Updated for projected 2024 Increase] Soaring inflation and related Fed rate hiking actions had a silver lining for many eligible recipients in 2023, with a 8.7% increase (~$145 p/month) in Social Security (SS) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (
surgical procedures. The likelihood of an SSI occurring can depend on the degree of microbial contamination in the wound at the time of surgery. This is influenced both by the part of the body where the surgery was performed and other factors that in...
otherwise eligible for SSI benefits but for their entitlement to (or increase in)social security disability benefits on or after July 1, 1987.” To be a “deemed SSI recipient” after receiving DAC approval, it is the responsibility of the federal government through the Social Security ...
What's more, there are many ways in which SSI is still operating under rules devised in the 1980s, said Brown of the National Disability Institute. SNAP is the first public income maintenance benefit to be added to the public-assistance household definition since 1980, according to the So...