Updated as of September 14, 2024.
SSI in Brief
- 2024 maximum benefit for SSI: $943
- Benefits can be reduced if you have too much income (including gifts)
- Monthly benefits are reduced by $1 for every $2 of EARNED of income
- Monthly benefits are reduced by $1 for every $1 of ANY OTHER KIND of income (not EARNED)
- Work incentives: Exclusions from earned income
- Student Earned Income Exclusion
- Blind Work Expenses
- Others
SSI Disability Eligibility
- Legally blind – special treatment in some cases
- Other disabilities
SSI Financial Eligibility
Limitations on Resources
- The limit is VERY low
- For singles: $2,000
- For married couples: $3,000
- ANYTIME your resources exceed these limits, you are ineligible for SSI
- Find out more in the Limitations on Resources for SSI Eligibility Bridges Resource Library entry.
Limitations on Income
- Used to determine Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) for eligibility
- Find out more in the Limitations on Resources for SSI Eligibility Bridges Resource Library entry.
More Benefits for SSI Recipients
Find Out More In the Benefits That May Be Available to SSI and SSDI Recipients Bridges Resource Library entry.
Find Out More In the Medical Insurance for SSI Recipients Bridges Resource Library entry.
Check out the Bridges Resource Library Museums for All entry for more information
- Available to those receiving SNAP benefits
Download Available
BWE Calculation Spreadsheet (two worksheets: SSI Calculation & BWE Calculation)
Contact the Bridges Helpdesk for More Information
Email: Helpdesk@imagemd.org
Text: Send to: (410) 357-1546
Voice mail: Call (410) 357-1546, leave a voice mail message, and we will return your call
This unique project is being coordinated through The IMAGE Center of Maryland, a center for independent living in Towson, and it is funded by a grant from the Maryland Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services.