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SSI benefits can go back to the month after you filed your application or the month after you became eligible for benefits, whichever of the two is later. Normally, SSI benefits are not paid retroactively before you file an application.

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Are SSI checks considered first class mail?

Yes, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are usually sent through the mail as first-class mail by the Social Security Administration (SSA). This ensures secure and timely delivery to the recipient's address.


Does social security count toward your income when trying to figure it you get a subsidy under ObamaCare?

Yes, social security benefits are counted as income when determining eligibility for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Other forms of income, such as wages and dividends, are also considered in this calculation.


What is the difference between social security disability insurance and social security supplement insurance?

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) SSDI benefits are given to people who are unable to work anymore because their disability or medical condition is expected to last at least one year or result in death. To be qualified, the disabled applicant must also meet the SSA's strict definition of a disability. Your medical condition must significantly limit your ability to do basic work activities such as walking or sitting for at least one year. However, further eligibility requirements to impose earnings test to ensure that the applicant meets the earning requirements. The "recent work" test is based on your age at the time you became disabled while under the "duration of work" test, you must have worked long enough under Social Security. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits under the SSI are not based on the work credits accumulated by a disabled employee - rather, it is needs-based and paid out to people who have low income and few resources. Also, SSI may be provided to the following people: • Those who are 65-years old or older • Those who are blind • Disabled individuals


Is general assistance the same as welfare?

General assistance is a type of welfare program that provides cash assistance to low-income individuals who do not qualify for other forms of public assistance like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Welfare is a broader term that encompasses various government programs designed to support individuals and families in need, which may include general assistance.


Related Questions

Why do you have to pay child support if a child gets ssi benefits?

SSI are benefits to help to pay with the extra he needs due to his condition. It is not to support the child which is the parents job.


Are income taxes used to pay for ssi benefits?

yes


Why do I have to pay back ssi after my mother's death for that month?

SSI benefits, like any other, are paid to support the beneficiary. Once the beneficiary dies, any benefits paid in error must be returned to the government. Sometimes the government will require only a portion of that month's payment to be repaid, depending on how far into the month the person died.


Can back child support take your back benefits from SSI?

Yes.


How long after payment of ssi does it have to be before you dont have to pay back ssi check?

As long as it was issued to an eligible individual, SSI never has to be paid back.


Can a man not pay child support if he is on SSI and SSDI?

If "SSID" means, "RSDI," - the man can be ordered to pay back ("retroactive") support. For SSI, retroactive support will not be ordered. The SSI recipient owes any past-due support, but it cannot be withheld from his SSI benefit.


Can you collect SSI and SSD at the same time?

No. You will collect one or the other. SSI will initially kick in, then you have to pay it back out of SSD when you qualify. SSI is usually much less than SSD.


Do welfare recipients have to pay welfare back?

Yes you must pay back the money granted to you unless you are disabled in which case SSI handles back payments.


Can you receive your benefits living in the Philippines for SSI only?

move n live in the Philippines and receive my SSI benefits?


I have been living with an SSI recepient for 17 years what am I entitled to in a community property state as far as SSI is concerned What about our child does money come to her?

You would not be entitled to any of the SSI benefits. For a person to be eligible for any SS benefits of their partner, that person must be legally married to the receipient of such. The child might be entitled to survivor benefits upon the death of the SS beneficiary, but parentage would have to be established and the deceased would have to be qualified for regular SS retirement benefits or SSD not SSI.


How much does Louisiana pay in SSI benefits monthly?

$735 if I'm not mistaken. Chech with the the Social Security Office in Louisiana.


Will you get sued if you lose your ssi working?

Not enough information is given with which to answer. If you are collecting SSI under fraudulent circumstances you WILL be prosecuted and/or forced to pay back the fraudulent payments.