Social Security Administration to remove food assistance as barrier to accessing certain benefits
Source: CNBC
Published Thu, Mar 28 2024 2:10 PM EDT
The Social Security Administration has issued a final rule that will prevent food assistance from reducing payments to certain beneficiaries.
The change applies to Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which provides monthly checks to adults and children who are disabled, blind or age 65 and older, and have little or no income or resources. Approximately 7.4 million Americans receive support either exclusively from SSI or in combination with Social Security.
Under the new rule, which goes into effect Sept. 30, food will no longer count toward calculations for eligibility for benefits, known as In-Kind Support and Maintenance, or ISM.
Currently, support in the form of food, shelter or both may count as unearned income for SSI beneficiaries, and therefore reduce their payments or affect their eligibility for benefits.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/28/social-security-administration-to-remove-food-assistance-as-ssi-benefit-barrier.html
Link to Social Security Administration PRESS RELEASE - Social Security to Remove Barriers to Accessing SSI Payments
Link to Federal Register RULE - Omitting Food From In-Kind Support and Maintenance Calculations
underpants
(182,829 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,251 posts)I was getting ready to complete the paperwork to redetermine my benefits so this is a timely notification of the rule change.
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)Old Crank
(3,590 posts)It is unfortuneatly not surpeising that food was counted before.
Habibi
(3,598 posts)I'm due for a refresh.
I plan on looking for something from Ambrose Bierce.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,350 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)devans00
(15 posts)A little less cruelty in Social Security benefits. Im here for less nickel and diming people in need.
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)Akoto
(4,266 posts)SNAP is an essential part of sustaining my food needs. I'm glad to hear that receiving it is no longer going to be punished.
Also currently fighting for DAC benefits. Been denied at the initial stage after 2+ years waiting for an agent, so I can see it's going to be a long road, but at least I have a good lawyer from here on who cares less about profits.