SSI
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SSI is a U.S. federal income-support program that provides monthly cash assistance to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supplemental Security Income | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal income-support program
ⓘ
means-tested benefit program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSI self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| administeredAt | federal level ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Social Security Administration ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | no minimum age for disabled children ⓘ |
| allows | state supplemental payments ⓘ |
| benefitAdjustment | indexed to cost-of-living increases ⓘ |
| benefitCondition |
reduced for countable income
ⓘ
subject to resource limits ⓘ |
| benefitPaymentFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| benefitType |
cash benefit
ⓘ
income support ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Social Security Amendments of 1972 ⓘ |
| disabilityStandardDefinedBy |
Social Security Act of 1935
ⓘ
surface form:
Social Security Act
|
| distinctFrom |
Social Security Disability Insurance
ⓘ
Social Security retirement benefits ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
U.S. citizenship or certain noncitizen status
ⓘ
aged 65 or older ⓘ blind ⓘ disabled ⓘ limited income ⓘ limited resources ⓘ residence in the United States ⓘ |
| excludes | most residents of Puerto Rico from regular federal SSI payments ⓘ |
| fullName | Supplemental Security Income ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. general tax revenues ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
federal benefit rate
ⓘ
state supplement ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | Title XVI of the Social Security Act ⓘ |
| linkedProgram |
Medicaid eligibility in many states
ⓘ
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| notFundedBy |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes
ⓘ
surface form:
Social Security payroll taxes
|
| overseenBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Congress
|
| penalizes | overpayments and certain program violations ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
ensure a minimum level of income
ⓘ
reduce poverty among aged, blind, and disabled individuals ⓘ |
| programCategory |
safety net program
ⓘ
welfare program ⓘ |
| provides |
benefits to disabled children in low-income families
ⓘ
monthly cash assistance ⓘ |
| replaced | state-run adult assistance programs ⓘ |
| requires |
disability determination for disabled applicants
ⓘ
reporting of income and resources by beneficiaries ⓘ |
| resourceLimit | separate limits for individuals and couples ⓘ |
| startDate | 1974-01-01 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | low-income individuals ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supplemental Security Income