New Rule Aims to Expand People’s Access to Supplemental Security Income

SNAP payments will now be included in the definition of public assistance households when calculating SSI.

A Social Security Administration building in Flushing, New York City, on Feb. 10, 2021. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it is updating its definition of a “public assistance household” to ensure that financially vulnerable Americans have greater access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

SSI payments are granted to adults and children with disabilities or blindness, and to individuals aged 65 and above, to help beneficiaries meet basic needs such as food, clothing, rent, and medicine.