Starting Sept. 30, food assistance from family and friends, plus community support, will no longer count against eligibility for SSI benefits.
Under a new rule, which goes into effect Sept. 30, food will no longer count toward calculations for eligibility for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
The change is the first of several updates the Social Security Administration said it plans to put in place for SSI beneficiaries and applicants., or SSI, which provides monthly checks to adults and children who are disabled, blind or age 65 and older, and have little or no income or resources.Under the new rule, which goes into effect Sept. 30, food will no longer count toward calculations for eligibility for benefits, known as In-Kind Support and Maintenance, or ISM.
The new rule means SSI beneficiaries will no longer have to worry that the groceries or meals they receive from family or friends may reduce their monthly benefits, said Darcy Milburn, director of Social Security and health care policy at The Arc, a nonprofit organization serving people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
"It represents a really meaningful step to address one of the most complex, burdensome and inhumane policies impacting people with disabilities that receive SSI," Milburn said.The change is the first of several updates the Social Security Administration said it plans to put in place for SSI beneficiaries and applicants.
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