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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – APPENDIX G

Payments through the Social Security Administration A Guide to Sources of Unearned Income 7 Payments through the Social Security Administration The Social Security Administration operates offices on a local level to administer the programs authorized by the Social Security Act. At the Social Security office a person may: • Apply for a Social Security Number; • Check on his/her earnings record; • Apply for Social Security Benefits; • Apply for a hospital insurance protection (Medicare –Part A) • Enroll for medical insurance (Medicare- Part B); • Obtain information about individual and family rights and obligations under the Social Security Act; and • Apply for Supplement Security Income (SSI). The Social Security Administration provides these services free of charge. Social Security Benefits (SSA) • Retirement Insurance; • Survivors Insurance; or • Disability Insurance. To receive benefits, a person must file an application and meet certain eligibility requirements. The Treasury Department makes payments on a monthly basis. Mode of payment may be: • By check to the beneficiary; • By direct deposit to a financial institution; or • To a representative payee if the beneficiary is incapable of managing his or her own funds. The following individuals may be entitled to receive Social Security checks • Disabled, insured workers under the age of 65 • Retired, insured workers age 62 or over; or • The spouse of a retired or disabled worker entitled to benefits who: • Is age 62 or over; or • Has in care a child under 16 (or over 16 and disabled), who is entitled to benefits on the worker’s Social Security record. • The divorced spouse of a retired or disabled worker who is entitled to benefits if the spouse is age 62 or over and was married to the worker for at least 10 years.