Navigation A new change to SSI rules may benefit certain older adults
The Social Security Administration (SSA) oversees both retirement benefits for working professionals and disability benefit programs. Different types of benefits are available for people with disabling medical conditions. Those with health challenges that prevent them from working and who have had jobs previously might qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Certain other people, including older adults past retirement age, may qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
SSI provides monthly benefits that can help augment someone’s savings and retirement income to ensure a more comfortable standard of living. The SSA maintains very strict rules about who qualifies for SSI. For example, a rule that previously only applied to applicants in seven states, not including Alabama, has recently expanded to include older adults in every state.
What has changed?
