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Understanding 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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Understanding Supplemental Security Income SSI Eligibility Requirements — 2018 Edition