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 ...

You can apply for SSI benefits in person at a Social Security office, or over the phone. Photo: Ken Mayer The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security Disability ...

Social Security has two disability benefit programs. Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a need-based program, designed to help disabled low-income individuals with limited resources, and Social ...

The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong effort to simplify and move online the application for Supplemental Security Income, a means-tested program for people with disabilities and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from the Social Security Administration is about to get a whole lot easier. Starting in December, the Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, based on work records, and Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, intended for low-income ...

The initial rollout will be available to adults who have never married and are applying for Supplemental Security Income for the first time. The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong ...

If you think you might be eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits, here's how to find out for sure. The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security ...