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Apply for SSITo apply for SSI benefits, you can: Complete the Adult Disability Report or the Child Disability Report online, and schedule an appointment to complete the SSI application; or...
Receiving Social Security and SSIYou may be able to receive SSI in addition to monthly Social Security benefits, if you have low income and few resources. Visit our Supplemental Security Income webpage for more information on the...
SSI benefits for premature childrenUpdatedSocial Security provides SSI disability benefits to certain infants born with a low birth weight whether or not they are premature. A child weighing less than 1200 grams (about 2...
Benefits for disabled childrenUpdatedChildren from birth up to age 18 may qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. They must meet Social Security's definition of disability for children and the parents and child must...
Receiving SSI back pay in installmentsSocial Security usually is required to issue large past-due benefits in up to three installments, six months apart. However, you may be able to receive all of the back pay or a larger...
Tax requirements for SSI benefitsSSI payments are not subject to Federal taxes so you will not receive an annual form SSA-1099. However, if you also receive Social Security benefits, they may be subject to income taxes. ...
Supplemental Security Income benefit amountUpdatedEffective January 2012, the maximum Federal SSI payment for an eligible individual is $698 per month and for an eligible couple $1,048 per month. However, some states supplement the federal SSI...
Effect of work on SSI disability benefitsUpdatedIf you receive SSI and you work, we may use your earnings to compute your new benefit rate beginning the month you start working. You must tell us right away when you start working and report your...
Availability of SSI applications onlineUpdatedWe do not have an online application for SSI benefits. But you can complete an online Adult Disability Report which is part of the application process. You can...
Effects of getting married on Social Security benefitsUpdatedIf you are receiving SSI, widow or widower's benefits, your marriage may affect your benefit. If you receive retirement or Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits, your marriage...
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