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SSA: Who can get SSI

Social Security Administration. "Who can get SSI."

Key findings used in wiki

  • SSA states that adults and children may qualify for SSI if they have little or no income, little or no resources, and are disabled, blind, or age 65 or older.
  • The page gives the core federal resource limits as $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple, with higher limits in some child-applicant situations.
  • It is the key public correction for the common misconception that SSI is only for older adults; disability and blindness also create eligibility pathways.
  • The page also supports the wiki's framing that SSI eligibility is a combination of income, resources, and status rather than a single simple threshold.
  • It notes that additional rules apply for noncitizens, which is why public caregiver guidance should not treat citizenship / immigration status as an afterthought.