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Supplemental Security Income

Is It Correct That My SSI Will Go Away When I Start Receiving Social Security Retirement Benefits?

I am on SSI, I get $794 a month. I am turning 62 in September, 2021 as I was born in 1959 so a couple months away! I want to apply for early retirement! I assume the SSI will go away at that point as I will receive approx. $1575 a month then? Is this correct? Also when I go to apply for retirement on the IRS website to I state that I am on SSI, Disabled or what?
I don't want to make any costly mistakes when I am filling out the retirement application!

Thank you,

David

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Saturday, July 24, 2021 - 15:27

Will Applying For Food Stamps For My Brother Reduce His SSI Benefits?

My mother who was paying a portion of all the bills in my home recently moved out to help improve her mental health. since she has moved out my younger brother still lives with me & my grandfather. my mother receives SSI benefits & foodstamps for my brother, and originally when i applied for food stamps i got declined. my mother is willing to take my brother off her foodstamp benefits so i can apply for them again with him included in my household, but will doing so affect his SSI benefits?

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 12:53

Why Is Social Security Forcing My To Take A Different Benefit?

I've been on SSI because I have congestive heart failure since I've been about 56 57 years old I just turned 62 March 24th and they told me I have to come off of SSI and go on disability Social Security which I make $1,099 a month they told me that I have to renew my disability every 6 months that ridiculous to me why why put me through all of this my heart can't take this kind of stuff that the way they treat me down there I don't know if I should be on a different program or why not just give me disability when I hit 65 then transfer me over I don't understand it

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Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 10:20

Can I Sell My House And Buy A House Out Of State If I'm On SSI?

I am on disability SSI can I sell my house? And buy a house out of state?

Hi. You could potentially sell your home and continue to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as long as you use the proceeds to pay for a new home within 3 months of receiving the funds (https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0501130110). The rules for SSI are tricky, though, so you should probably discuss your plans in advance with an SSI technical expert at Social Security.

Best, Jerry

Posted: 
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 10:05

Is There Anything That I Can Do To Get Back To The Full SSI Payment Amount?

Hi Larry I recently moved from my 91 year old mother's house where I was her care taker. I'm 67 now and collecting SSI 784/m I can't work because of age and health issues and could no longer care for my mother so my sister took her into her home. As a result I had to get my own apartment which is 900/m when my case worker asked me how much my rent is she said you couldn't pay for an apartment for that much until I got a room mate which I did and she still lowered my benefit 300.00/m now even with the room mate.

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Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 13:19
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