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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – APPENDIX G

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) A Guide to Sources of Unearned Income 10 • Under age 65, and; o Entitled to or deemed entitled to Social Security benefits for 24 months; o Would have been entitled to Social Security benefits for 24 months due to a disability if their Federal employment had been covered under the Social Security Act; or o Entitled to Railroad Retirement benefits because of disability under certain circumstances. o Any age and have an end-stage renal disease, which requires a kidney transplant or a regular course of dialysis and meets the special insured status requirements. A health insurance identification card is issued to each person entitled to hospital insurance protection. This is known as Part A coverage. No premium is paid for Part A coverage. A person is generally eligible to enroll in the medical insurance plan if he or she is: • Entitled to premium-free hospital insurance protection; or • Age 65 or older, a resident of the U.S., and either: • A citizen of the U.S.; or • An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence that has resided in the U.S. continuously during the 5 years immediately prior to the month in which he applied for enrollment. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SSI is a cash assistance program available to the general public and administered by the Social Security Administration. U.S. citizens or legally admitted aliens residing in this country who qualify as aged (65 or older), blind, or disabled and who meet income and resource criteria may receive SSI. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program financed through general tax revenues. SSI disability benefits are payable to adults or children who are disabled, meet the income, resource and living arrangement requirements, and are otherwise eligible. The monthly payment is standardized in all States, but not everyone gets the same amount because it may be supplemented by the State or decreased by other income and resources. To be eligible for SSI an individual may not have monthly countable income more than the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). The FBR is established for eligible individuals and eligible couples. The FBR is reduced by one-third when an individual or couple resides in the household of another. This reduction is applicable only if support and maintenance in the form of both food