SSI provides financial assistance to individuals with limited income and resources who are age 65 or older, blind, or handicapped. Children with disabilities can get SSI, also. To find out if you can get SSI and learn to apply, talk with a specialized disability lawyer like Kassin and Carrow or visit the Social Security Administration website.
What do I need to report to Social Security if I get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
You will be required to report any changes in your status which may affect the amount of the benefits you get from the SSA. Some items that may impact the amount of your disability benefits include considerable changes to your income or resources.
If I marry, is it going to impact my benefits?
If you get Social Security disability or retirement benefits and you get married, your benefit will remain the same. That’s not necessarily the case with SSI benefits, widow and widower benefits, or divorcee benefits. With SSI, your spouse’s income and resources could affect the benefits you get. When it comes to widow or widower benefits, you will lose your benefits if you remarry before age 60, or age 50 if you are disabled too. For divorcee benefits or benefits for those under 19 years of age, you will lose your benefits upon marriage.
How do Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments differ?
The two programs are financed differently. Employment taxes mostly finance Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance benefits. Normally, Social Security benefits are paid to qualified workers and their households, according to the worker’s earnings. On the other hand, general taxes fund the SSI program, which serves the needy. SSI eligibility depends largely on limited income and resources.
How can I become a representative payee for someone receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits?
If you have a friend getting Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits who needs assistance managing their payments, you should contact your local Social Security office about becoming their representative payee or talk to a disability lawyer in St. Louis, St. Peters, MO or Edwardsville, Illinois.
If I receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and work, do I have to report my earnings to Social Security?
The law requires you to report your wages when you get SSI.
How do I get state supplementary payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
Most states supplement payments to SSI recipients. The amount of these payments differ from state-to-state and reflect differences in regional living costs. For example, the supplemental state payment would be lower for someone located in Missouri compared to a place like New York, which has a higher cost of living as a whole.
Can a noncitizen obtain Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
The laws and regulations with regards to noncitizens vary for the Social Security and SSI programs. The Social Security Administration administers both, although they have different eligibility requirements. Some noncitizens do qualify for SSI.
I am leaving foster care; will it matter what age I am when I file for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
It does not matter what age you are whenever you leave foster care. Effective August 1, 2016, you may file for SSI benefits as much as 180 days before leaving foster care, irrespective of your age.
Though we made an effort to pick a few of the more common questions about Supplemental Security Income, this list is scarcely exhaustive. The best thing that you can do if you're planning to request disability benefits or if you have questions regarding your current benefits, the best thing that can be done is to get in touch with the law offices of Kassin and Carrow. They have experience in disability law in St. Peters, Missouri and Edwardsville, Illinois.
