Posts under ‘Supplemental Security Income (SSI)’

Here is a common problem. You apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but then Social Security tells you that your spouse is making too much money for you to be eligible.

How much is too much?

It was surprisingly difficult to track down an answer. But, at long last, I was able to find out that in [...]

A lot of things happen after you approved for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
First, Social Security needs to review your financial eligibility.
Second, Social Security must reimburse the State for any interim assistance you recieved while waiting for your SSI decision. In Colorado, the interim assistance program is called Aid for the Needy Disabled (AND). This [...]

Supplemental Security Income, SSI for short, pays up to the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR).
For 2010, the Federal Benefit rate stays at $674 and $1,011 for couples. For most people, this means the maximum SSI benefits you can get in 2010 is $674 per month.
For 2009, the FBR was $674 per month.
In 2008, the FBR was $637 [...]