Title XVI of the Social Security Act

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Title XVI of the Social Security Act is the federal law that establishes and governs the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, providing means-tested cash assistance to aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources.

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Title XVI of the Social Security Act canonical 4
Title XVI 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
title of the Social Security Act
administeredBy Social Security Administration
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
benefitStructure federally administered uniform national benefit standards
benefitType cash assistance
citationType statutory title
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinctFrom Title II of the Social Security Act
establishes Supplemental Security Income
surface form: Supplemental Security Income program
fundingSource general revenues of the United States Treasury
governs Supplemental Security Income
surface form: Supplemental Security Income cash assistance
hasComponent administrative and enforcement provisions for SSI
provisions defining aged status for SSI
provisions defining blindness for SSI
provisions defining disability for adults for SSI
provisions defining disability for children for SSI
provisions on countable income for SSI
provisions on countable resources for SSI
provisions on deeming of income and resources
provisions on living arrangements for SSI
implementedBy federal regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations
legalBasisFor Supplemental Security Income appeals procedures
Supplemental Security Income benefit computation
Supplemental Security Income eligibility rules
Supplemental Security Income income limits
Supplemental Security Income overpayment rules
Supplemental Security Income payment levels
Supplemental Security Income resource limits
Supplemental Security Income state supplementation coordination
legalSubject cash assistance for aged individuals
cash assistance for blind individuals
cash assistance for disabled individuals
means-tested income support
partOf Social Security Act of 1935
surface form: Social Security Act
policyGoal provide a minimum level of income for needy aged, blind, and disabled persons
primaryProgramCreated Supplemental Security Income
programType means-tested program
regulates administrative review of SSI determinations
eligibility for Supplemental Security Income
payment of Supplemental Security Income benefits
replaced federal-state adult assistance programs for the aged, blind, and disabled
requires financial eligibility determination based on income and resources
shortName Title XVI of the Social Security Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Title XVI
targetPopulation aged individuals with limited income and resources
blind individuals with limited income and resources
disabled individuals with limited income and resources

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Supplemental Security Income legalBasis Title XVI of the Social Security Act
SSI legalAuthority Title XVI of the Social Security Act
subject surface form: Supplemental Security Income
Title II of the Social Security Act distinguishedFrom Title XVI of the Social Security Act
Title XVI of the Social Security Act shortName Title XVI of the Social Security Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Title XVI
Social Security Amendments of 1967 amends Title XVI of the Social Security Act