In 1972, Congress enacted the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to ensure that disabled and blind individuals, as well as low-income elderly persons, would have a minimum level of income. The ...

Applying for SSI? Your application may also be treated as an application for Medicaid. Here's how to find out if you're automatically enrolled in the program. When you apply for Supplemental Security ...

Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a federal financial assistance program that provides monthly payments to those who meet certain criteria and are enrolled. Funded by the general funds of the ...

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If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may also be eligible for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. To make it even easier, when you apply for SSI, the Social ...

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When you apply for Supplemental Security Income, the federal assistance program that offers monetary funds for low-income and low-resource individuals, your application might also be treated as a ...