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Understanding Supplemental Security Income SSI Eligibility Requirements
Understanding Supplemental Security Income SSI Eligibility Requirements
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SSI?
Anyone who is:
aged (age 65 or older);
blind; or
disabled.
And, who:
has limited income; and
has limited resources; and
is a U.S. citizen or national, or in one of certain categories of aliens; and
In general, an alien who is subject to an active warrant for deportation or removal does not meet the citizenship/alien requirement.
is a resident of one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands; and
is not absent from the country for a full calendar month or for 30 consecutive days or more; and
is not confined to an institution (such as a hospital or prison) at the government’s expense; and
applies for any other cash benefits or payments for which he or she may be eligible, (for example, pensions, Social Security benefits); and
gives SSA permission to contact any financial institution and request any financial records about you; and
files an application; and
meets certain other requirements.
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