[1996 Green Book] SECTION 4. SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)*

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* The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 changed this program; see appendix L for details.
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CONTENTS

Background
Trends
Basic Eligibility

• Categorical Requirements
• Citizenship and Residency Requirements
• Income and Resource Requirements
• Presumptive SSI Eligibility for Persons with AIDS and HIV
• Public Institution Requirement

Application to Other Programs Requirement

• Eligibility for Social Security
• Eligibility for AFDC
• Eligibility for Medicaid
• Eligibility for Food Stamps

Vocational Rehabilitation and Treatment and Monitoring Requirements
SSI Benefits

• Federal SSI Benefit Standard
• Benefits for Persons Living in the Household of Another
• Benefits for Persons Living in a Medicaid Institution
• Benefits of Former Recipients of State Assistance
• Overpayments
• Faster Initial SSI Payments
• State Supplementation
• Maximum SSI and Food Stamp Benefits for Individuals Living Independently
• Comparison of SSI Payment Levels to Poverty Thresholds

Trends in the SSI Caseload

• Number of Recipients
• Characteristics of Adult Disabled and Blind Recipients
• Characteristics of Recipients Receiving Benefits on the Basis of Age
• Characteristics of Children Receiving Benefits
• Overview of Caseload Developments

Eligibility of Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
Eligibility of Legal Immigrants (Aliens) for SSI
Eligibility of the Homeless
Special SSI Provisions for the Working Disabled

• Earned Income Disregards
• Eliminating Work Disincentives
• Overview of Section 1619 Provisions

Measures of SSI Participation

• SSI Participation Rates
• Changes in the Number of Recipients
• SSI Program Costs

Legislative History

• Legislative Changes Made in the 92d Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 93d Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 94th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 96th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 97th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 98th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 99th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 100th Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 101st Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the 103d Congress
• Legislative Changes Made in the104th Congress

References

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