Supplemental+Security+Income+(SSI)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)   1-800-772-1213 Austin Social Security Office: 507-433-1838  ||  ** What is SSI? **  SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. It’s a program run by Social Security. It pays monthly checks to the elderly, the blind and people with disabilities who don’t own many things nor have much income.  If you get SSI, you usually get food stamps and Medicaid, too. Medicaid helps pay doctor and hospital bills.   To get SSI, you must be elderly or blind or have a disability. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 0in list .5in left 2.5in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ¨ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Elderly means you are 65 or older. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 0in list .5in left 2.5in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ¨ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Blind means you are either totally blind or have very poor eyesight. Children as well as adults can get benefits because of blindness. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 0in list .5in left 2.5in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ¨ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A disability means you have a physical or mental problem that is expected to last at least a year or result in death. Children as well as adults can get benefits because of disability. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Visit our website at [|http://www.ssa.gov]
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