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 ...

The Social Security Administration has made a major update to its Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application, hoping that Americans will be able to apply for benefits more easily. SSI provides ...

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 ...

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 ...

• Have not applied for or received disability or SSI benefits in the past. The Social Security Administration is also making it possible for people with limited English proficiency to request an ...

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 ...

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SSI payments arrive on Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 because of a Social Security calendar rule. Also, another round of disability ...

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 ...