Supplemental Security Income provides monthly payments to eligible adults and children with disabilities or blindness and eligible adults age 65 or older who have little income and few resources.
Person age 65 or older with limited income and resourcesAdult or child with a qualifying disability or blindness and limited income and resources
Entitlement facts
Benefit type
Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks
A federal monthly cash payment for basic needs, with the amount based on income, resources, living arrangement, and applicable state supplementation.
Who qualifies
Person age 65 or older with limited income and resources; Adult or child with a qualifying disability or blindness and limited income and resources
Requirements
The applicant must meet an SSI age, blindness, or disability category; strict income and resource rules; citizenship or eligible-noncitizen rules; residence and living-arrangement rules; and ongoing reporting requirements. Payment amounts and related Medicaid treatment vary.
How to activate
Use Social Security's SSI eligibility and application guidance, start the available online process or call Social Security for an appointment, submit the requested financial and medical evidence, and respond to follow-up requests.
Cost basis
No-cost access. The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.
Cost and fees
There is no fee to apply. Benefits are means-tested, payment amounts vary, and recipients must report changes that can reduce or end payments.
Geography
US, State supplementation and related-benefit rules vary
Personalization
Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.
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Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.
Check the provider's final terms immediately before applying, depositing funds, spending, or changing a paid relationship.
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Personalized
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