Income set aside under a Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS). Money someone else spends to pay your expenses for items other than food or shelter (for example, someone pays your telephone or medical bills) Loans to you (cash or in–kind) that you have to repay Grants, scholarships, fellowships or gifts used for tuition and educational expenses įood or shelter based on need provided by nonprofit agencies Interest or dividends earned on countable resources or resources excluded under other Federal laws Small amounts of income received irregularly or infrequently

The value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) received Īssistance based on need funded by a State or local government, or an Indian tribe The first $65 of earnings and one–half of earnings over $65 received in a month The first $20 of most income received in a month

WHAT INCOME DOES NOT COUNT FOR SSI?Įxamples of payments or services we do not count as income for the SSI program include but are not limited to: Some of your income may not count as income for the SSI program. If your countable income is over the allowable limit, you cannot receive SSI benefits. Generally, the more countable income you have, the less your SSI benefit will be. WHY IS INCOME IMPORTANT IN THE SSI PROGRAM? Deemed Income is the part of the income of your spouse with whom you live, your parent(s) with whom you live, or your sponsor (if you are a noncitizen), which we use to compute your SSI benefit amount.In-Kind Income is food, shelter, or both that you get for free or for less than its fair market value.Unearned Income is all income that is not earned such as Social Security benefits, pensions, State disability payments, unemployment benefits, interest income, dividends and cash from friends and relatives.Earned Income is wages, net earnings from self–employment, certain royalties, honoraria, and sheltered workshop payments.

Income includes, for the purposes of SSI, the receipt of any item which can be applied, either directly or by sale or conversion, to meet basic needs of food or shelter. Income is any item an individual receives in cash or in-kind that can be used to meet their need for food or shelter. Understanding SSI Home Page / Understanding Supplemental Security Income SSI Income SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) INCOME

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