Updated as of September 14, 2024. Only for Students Who Receive SSI Exclusions from income For more detailed information, check out the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) entry in the Bridges Resource Library NOTE: The SEIE is taken off BEFORE any other exclusions. This means that expenses like transportation, meals at work, taxes withheld, etc. […]
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Updated as of September 7, 2024. What Do Resources Have To Do With SSI? Whose Resources Count? SSI for a child If the person with a qualifying SSI disability is younger than 18, a portion of the resources of parents and step-parents with whom the lives are usually counted (“deemed”) in determining the child’s eligibility. […]
Updated as of September 14, 2024. What Do Income and Resources Have To Do With SSI? SSI helps disabled people who have little or no income by providing a monthly cash payment. For this reason, SSI eligibility is not just based on disability. An individual’s income and resources must meet certain guidelines in order for […]
Updated as of September 14, 2024. Why Are Work Incentives from Social Security Important? Social Security background Individuals may be eligible for monthly cash payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) if they meet both disability and financial eligibility guidelines. These monthly payments are made under SSA’s two disability programs, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) […]
Updated as of September 14, 2024. What and Why? The Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) is a work incentive administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). This exclusion allows qualifying students to earn income that does not impact their SSI payments. By using the SEIE, the SSA will exclude (ignore) a portion (or all) of […]