When some people in Mississippi think of Social Security, they think of the retirement funds that are taken out of every paycheck. But, when people become disabled, either through injury or illness, and aren't able to work anymore, there is another Social Security...
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSI Supplemental Security Income
The basic requirements for qualifying for SSI benefits
Mississippi residents who are facing tough times, financially speaking, are usually looking for ways to help lighten the burden of bills and expenses that seem to continue to pile up. For some people, this means taking on a second job or working more overtime hours....
Helping the disabled to claim SSI benefits
The U.S. government provides certain benefits for individuals who are disabled. One of the largest such programs is Supplemental Security Income disability. If your condition qualifies you for the program, if you have worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes,...
What are the rules for SSI benefits due to blindness?
For those in Mississippi who are who are suffering from full or partial blindness, there are different rules to receiving Supplemental Security Income in comparison to other programs. This must be understood when applying for SSI benefits. Benefits can be paid to...
Working while receiving SSI benefits
As discussed previously on this blog, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a government program that provides low-income individuals who suffer a disability or are of a certain age with a stipend. In order to qualify, individuals must be 65-years-old or older, or...
SSI program scrutinized for expansion
Supplemental Security Income, though less well-known than Social Security disability benefits, is an important benefit program aimed at assisting disabled adults and children with “limited income and resources.†Unlike Social Security...
How is SSI different from SSDI?
While we write frequently about the Social Security disability program on this blog, we do not write as frequently about its sister program, Supplemental Security Income. SSI, as the program is usually abbreviated, is different in nature from the Social Security...
What is SSI, and how does it relate to SSDI?
Our Mississippi readers have all heard a bit about Social Security disability and what it offers to those with serious impairments which prevent them from working. Readers may not know very much about Supplemental Security Income, though, which is another Social...
