The article reports on the reports on the call of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown with the bill Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 to increase the resource limits and income exclusions for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the U.S. from $2,000 to $10,000....
Under the new rule, which goes into effect Sept. 30, food will no longer count toward calculations for eligibility for benefits, known as In-Kind Support and Maintenance, or ISM. Currently, support in the form of food, shelter or both may count as unearned income for SSI beneficiaries, and...