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Summary and Introduction The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA), is the income source of last resort for the low-income aged, blind, and disabled. [...]

As a means-tested program, the Supplemental Security Income program considers a recipient's income from wages and other sources when determining eligibility and the monthly benefit amount. This study examines annual [...]

The article focuses on a study which analyzes the redistributional, poverty and incentive effects of benefit restructuring options which, according to the author, remove all in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) reduction, ensuring the simplification of the U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. It notes that the SSI is defined as the income source of last resort for the poor aged, blind and disabled. It cites that the SSI paid $38 billion in benefits in 2006 to about 7 million recipients monthly.