Sharing this new fact sheet from Justice in Aging.
Note: SSA previously told us that the same rules for SSI apply to individuals applying for/renewing Extra Help—the pandemic payments will not be counted against their eligibility.
Brandy Bauer
(she, her, hers)
Director, MIPPA Resource Center
571-527-3911
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The Social Security Administration recently updated its guidance on pandemic-related financial assistance to clarify that these funds do not count
as a resource for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility indefinitely.
This clarification should help ensure that individuals receiving SSI who save pandemic-related financial assistance payments are not penalized. A
new Justice in Aging fact sheet summarizes the pandemic-related
payments that are excluded and includes information for individuals and advocates to reference in appeals.
As a reminder, pandemic-related financial assistance such as the three federal stimulus payments issued in 2020 and 2021 do not count as income or
as a resource for SSI, as long as the individual saves the payments. Two guidance documents from the Social Security Administration detail which pandemic-related payments are excluded (EM
20014 REV 5) and how these payments should be processed for SSI individuals (EM 21050 REV 3).
Get the fact sheet.
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Justice in Aging
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