“Eligible individual” defined
Amount of benefits
Period for determination of benefits
Limitation on amount of gross income earned; “gross income” defined
The Commissioner of Social Security may prescribe the circumstances under which, consistently with the purposes of this subchapter, the gross income from a trade or business (including farming) will be considered sufficiently large to make an individual ineligible for benefits under this subchapter. For purposes of this subsection, the term “gross income” has the same meaning as when used in chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Limitation on eligibility of certain individuals
Individuals outside United States; determination of status
Individuals deemed to meet resources test
Individuals deemed to meet income test
Application and review requirements for certain individuals
section 1383(j) of this titleFor application and review requirements affecting the eligibility of certain individuals, see .
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 30186 Stat. 1466Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 210(a)87 Stat. 154Pub. L. 93–23387 Stat. 953Pub. L. 93–368, § 6(a)88 Stat. 421Pub. L. 94–566, title V90 Stat. 2685Pub. L. 96–265, title III, § 303(c)(2)94 Stat. 453Pub. L. 97–35, title XXIII, § 2341(a)95 Stat. 865Pub. L. 97–248, title I96 Stat. 404Pub. L. 98–21, title IV, § 403(a)97 Stat. 140Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI98 Stat. 1130Pub. L. 99–514, § 2100 Stat. 2095Pub. L. 99–643100 Stat. 3574Pub. L. 100–203, title IX101 Stat. 1330–301Pub. L. 100–360, title III, § 303(c)(2)102 Stat. 762Pub. L. 101–239, title VIII103 Stat. 2463Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13735(a)107 Stat. 662Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 107(a)(4)108 Stat. 1478Pub. L. 104–121, title I, § 105(b)(4)(A)110 Stat. 854Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(j)110 Stat. 2169Pub. L. 105–33, title V111 Stat. 621Pub. L. 106–169, title II113 Stat. 1833Pub. L. 106–170, title IV, § 402(a)(3)113 Stat. 1908Pub. L. 108–203, title II, § 203(b)118 Stat. 510Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title II, § 204(a)(2)127 Stat. 1179Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title XII, § 53118(a)132 Stat. 307(, title XVI, § 1611, as added , , ; amended , (b), , ; , §§ 4(b)(1), (2), 18(d), (e), , , 968; , , ; , §§ 502, 505(a), , , 2686; , , ; , , ; , §§ 181(a), 183(a), , , 405; , , ; , §§ 2611(a)–(c), 2663(g)(1), (2), , , 1168; , , ; , §§ 3(a), 4(c)(3), (d)(1), 9(a), , , 3577, 3579; , §§ 9106(a), 9107, 9113(a), 9115(a), 9119(a), , , 1330–302, 1330–304, 1330–308; , , ; , §§ 8009(a), 8010(b), , , 2464; , , ; , title II, §§ 201(b)(3)(A), (B)(i), 204(a), , , 1502, 1504, 1508; , , ; , title II, §§ 201(a), 202(a), (b), 203(a)(1), 204(a), 214(a), , , 2185–2187, 2195; , §§ 5521, 5522(c), , , 623; , §§ 204, 207(c), 212, , , 1838, 1843; , (c)(1)–(3), , , 1909; , title IV, §§ 433(a), (b), 436(a), , , 539–541; , (b)(2), , , 1180; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 501(a) of Public Law 96–422section 501(a) of Pub. L. 96–422section 1522 of Title 8, referred to in subsec. (c)(5), is , which is set out as a note under , Aliens and Nationality.
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e)(5), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Pub. L. 99–17799 Stat. 1038section 911 of this titlesection 661 of Title 2section 900 of Title 2section 911 of this titlesection 621 of Title 2section 900 of Title 2The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (e)(1)(I)(iv), is title II of , , , which enacted chapter 20 (§ 900 et seq.) and sections 654 to 656 of Title 2, The Congress, amended sections 602, 622, 631 to 642, and 651 to 653 of Title 2, sections 1104 to 1106, and 1109 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and , repealed , enacted provisions set out as notes under and , and amended provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVI, § 1602Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 141(a)76 Stat. 198Pub. L. 88–650, § 5(b)78 Stat. 1078Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 221(d)(3)79 Stat. 358Pub. L. 90–248, title II81 Stat. 896Pub. L. 92–603, title IV86 Stat. 1488Pub. L. 92–603, § 301A prior section 1382, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , title IV, § 403(e), , 418; , , §§ 210(a)(5), 213(a)(4), 241(d), , 898, 917; , , §§ 405(d), 406(d), 407(d), 410(d), 413(d), , 1489, 1491, 1492, set forth required contents of State plans for aid to aged, blind, or disabled, and for medical assistance for aged, prior to the general amendment of title XVI of the Social Security Act by , but is set out as a note below in view of its continued applicability to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–1232018—Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(II). substituted “15 days” for “30 days” in two places.
Pub. L. 113–67, § 204(a)(2)2013—Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(I). , inserted “first, middle, and last” before “names”, “dates of release or anticipated dates of release, dates of work release,” before “and, to the extent available”, and “and clause (iv) of this subparagraph” before “and the other provisions of this subchapter” and substituted “social security account numbers or taxpayer identification numbers, prison assigned inmate numbers, last known addresses,” for “social security account numbers,”.
Pub. L. 113–67, § 204(b)(2)(A)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(iii). , inserted before period at end “, for statistical and research activities conducted by Federal and State agencies, and to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purposes of tax administration, debt collection, and identifying, preventing, and recovering improper payments under federally funded programs”.
Pub. L. 113–67, § 204(b)(2)(B)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(v). , added cl. (v).
Pub. L. 108–203, § 433(b)2004—Subsec. (c)(2)(B). , amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “in the case of the month in which an application becomes effective or the first month following a period of ineligibility, if such application becomes effective, or eligibility is restored, after the first day of such month, bear the same ratio to the amount of the benefit which would have been payable to such individual if such application had become effective, or eligibility had been restored, on the first day of such month as the number of days in such month including and following the effective date of such application or restoration of eligibility bears to the total number of days in such month.”
Pub. L. 108–203, § 433(a)Subsec. (c)(9). , added par. (9).
Pub. L. 108–203, § 436(a)Subsec. (c)(10). , added par. (10).
Pub. L. 108–203, § 203(b)(1)Subsec. (e)(4). , designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), in cl. (i), substituted “or, in jurisdictions that do not define crimes as felonies, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year regardless of the actual sentence imposed” for “or which, in the case of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of such State”, and added subpars. (B) and (C).
Pub. L. 108–203, § 203(b)(2)Subsec. (e)(5)(A), (B). , added subpars. (A) and (B) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows:
“(A) the recipient—
“(i) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4); and
“(ii) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct the officer’s official duties; and
“(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is within the officer’s official duties.”
Pub. L. 106–169, § 212(b)1999—Subsec. (e)(1)(G). , substituted “subparagraph (H) or (J)” for “subparagraph (H)” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(2)section 402(x)(1)(A)(ii) of this titlesection 402(x)(1)(A) of this titlesection 402(x)(1)(A) of this titleSubsec. (e)(1)(I)(i). , substituted “institution comprising a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility, or with any other interested State or local institution a purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in ,” for “institution described in clause (i) or (ii) of the primary purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in ,”.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(a)(3)(A)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(I). , substituted “and the other provisions of this subchapter; and” for “; and”.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(1)(A)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(II). , inserted “(subject to reduction under clause (ii))” after “$400” and “$200”.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(1)(C)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(ii). , added cl. (ii). Former cl. (ii) redesignated (iii).
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(a)(3)(B)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(ii)(II). , substituted “shall maintain, and shall provide on a reimbursable basis,” for “is authorized to provide, on a reimbursable basis,”.
Pub. L. 106–169, § 204Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(1)(B), which directed substitution of “shall” for “is authorized to” in cl. (ii)(II), could not be executed in view of the redesignation of cl. (ii) as (iii) by . See note above and Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(3)(B)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(iii). , substituted “eligibility and other administrative purposes under such program” for “eligibility purposes”.
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(3)(A)section 552a of title 5, struck out “(II)” before “The Commissioner” and struck out subcl. (I) which read as follows: “The provisions of shall not apply to any agreement entered into under clause (i) or to information exchanged pursuant to such agreement.”
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(1)(B), redesignated cl. (ii) as (iii). Former cl. (iii) redesignated (iv).
Pub. L. 106–170, § 402(c)(1)(B)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(iv). , redesignated cl. (iii) as (iv).
Pub. L. 106–169, § 212(a)Subsec. (e)(1)(J). , added subpar. (J).
Pub. L. 106–169, § 207(c)(1)Subsec. (e)(4). , (3), redesignated par. (5) as (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows:
“(4)(A) No person shall be considered an eligible individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this subchapter during the 10-year period that begins on the date the person is convicted in Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the place of residence of the person in order to receive assistance simultaneously from 2 or more States under programs that are funded under subchapter IV of this chapter, subchapter XIX of this chapter, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security income program under this subchapter.
“(B) As soon as practicable after the conviction of a person in a Federal or State court as described in subparagraph (A), an official of such court shall notify the Commissioner of such conviction.”
Pub. L. 106–169, § 207(c)(3)Subsec. (e)(5). , redesignated par. (6) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (4).
Pub. L. 106–169, § 207(c)(2)Subsec. (e)(6). , (3), redesignated par. (6) as (5) and substituted “(4)” for “(5)”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(1)(A)section 1396p(c)(1)(C) of this titlesection 1396p(c) of this title1997—Subsec. (e)(1)(B). , (D), in introductory provisions, substituted “medical treatment facility” for “hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility” and in closing provisions, substituted “medical treatment facility that provides services described in ” for “hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility which is a ‘medical institution or nursing facility’ within the meaning of ”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(1)(B)Subsec. (e)(1)(B)(ii). , struck out “hospital, home or” before “facility” in introductory provisions and “hospital, home, or” before “facility” in subcl. (I).
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(1)(C)Subsec. (e)(1)(B)(iii). , struck out “hospital, home, or” before “facility”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(2)Subsec. (e)(1)(E)(i)(II), (iii). , substituted “medical treatment facility” for “hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(3)Subsec. (e)(1)(G). , substituted “or is in a medical treatment” for “or which is a hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care” and inserted “or, in the case of an individual who is a child under the age of 18, under any health insurance policy issued by a private provider of such insurance” after “subchapter XIX”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5521(c)Subsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(I). , substituted “this paragraph” for “paragraph (1)”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5521(b)section 402(x)(1)(A)(ii) of this titleSubsec. (e)(1)(I)(i)(II). , substituted “individual who receives in the month preceding the first month throughout which such individual is an inmate of the jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility that furnishes information respecting such individual pursuant to subclause (I), or is confined in the institution (that so furnishes such information) as described in , a benefit under this subchapter for such preceding month, and who is determined by the Commissioner to be ineligible for benefits under this subchapter by reason of confinement based on the information provided by such institution” for “inmate of the institution who is eligible for a benefit under this subchapter for the month preceding the first month throughout which such inmate is in such institution and becomes ineligible for such benefit as a result of the application of this subparagraph”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5522(c)(4)Subsec. (e)(3). , substituted “same medical treatment facility” for “same hospital, home, or facility” and “same such facility” for “same such hospital, home, or facility”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5521(a)section 1306(c) of this titleSubsec. (e)(6). , inserted “and ” after “of 1986”.
Pub. L. 104–193, § 108(j)1996—Subsec. (c)(5)(A). , amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “a State plan approved under part A of subchapter IV of this chapter (relating to aid to families with dependent children),”.
Pub. L. 104–193, § 204(a)Subsec. (c)(7)(A), (B). , amended subpars. (A) and (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpars. (A) and (B) read as follows:
“(A) the date such application is filed, or
“(B) the date such individual first becomes eligible for such benefits with respect to such application.”
Pub. L. 104–193, § 214(a)section 1382c(f)(2)(B) of this titleSubsec. (e)(1)(B). , inserted “or, in the case of an eligible individual who is a child under the age of 18, receiving payments (with respect to such individual) under any health insurance policy issued by a private provider of such insurance” after “,”.
Pub. L. 104–193, § 203(a)(1)Subsec. (e)(1)(I). , added subpar. (I).
Pub. L. 104–193, § 201(a)Subsec. (e)(3). , redesignated par. (5) as (3).
Pub. L. 104–121 struck out par. (3) which related to limitation on eligibility for benefits by reason of disability based on alcoholism or drug addiction.
Pub. L. 104–193, § 201(a)Subsec. (e)(4). , added par. (4).
Pub. L. 104–193Subsec. (e)(5). , §§ 201(a), 202(a), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (3).
Pub. L. 104–193, § 202(b)Subsec. (e)(6). , added par. (6).
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4)1994—Subsecs. (c), (d), (e)(1)(D), (H), (2). , substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 103–296, § 201(b)(3)(A)section 1382c(a)(3) of this titleSubsec. (e)(3)(A). , amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “No person who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual solely by reason of disability (as determined under ) shall be an eligible individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this subchapter with respect to any month if such individual is medically determined to be a drug addict or an alcoholic unless such individual is undergoing any treatment that may be appropriate for his condition as a drug addict or alcoholic (as the case may be) at an institution or facility approved for purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary (so long as such treatment is available) and demonstrates that he is complying with the terms, conditions, and requirements of such treatment and with requirements imposed by the Secretary under subparagraph (B).”
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4)Pub. L. 103–296, § 201(b)(3)(A), in subpar. (A) as amended by , substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary” and “Commissioner’s” for “Secretary’s” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 103–296, § 201(b)(3)(B)(i)Subsec. (e)(3)(B). , designated existing provisions as cl. (i), struck out “The Secretary shall annually submit to the Congress a full and complete report on his activities under this paragraph.” after first sentence, and added cls. (ii) and (iii).
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4)Pub. L. 103–296, § 201(b)(3)(B)(i), in subpar. (B) as amended by , substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary” wherever appearing and “Commissioner’s” for “Secretary’s” in cl. (iii)(II)(aa).
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4)Subsec. (e)(5). , substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary”.
Pub. L. 103–296, § 204(a)Subsec. (f). , designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4)Pub. L. 103–296, § 204(a)Subsec. (f)(2)(B). , in subpar. (B) as added by , substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary”.
Pub. L. 103–66, § 13735(a)(1)1993—Subsec. (c)(1). , substituted “(5), and (6)” for “and (5)”.
Pub. L. 103–66, § 13735(a)(2)Subsec. (c)(6) to (8). , (3), added par. (6) and redesignated former pars. (6) and (7) as (7) and (8), respectively.
Pub. L. 101–239, § 8010(b)section 1382c(f)(2)(B) of this title1989—Subsec. (e)(1)(B). , inserted “or an eligible individual is a child described in ,” before “the benefit under this subchapter” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 101–239, § 8009(a)section 1382c(a)(1)(B)(ii) of this titleSubsec. (f). , inserted “(other than a child described in )” after “no individual”.
Pub. L. 100–360section 1396p(c) of this titlesection 1396p(c) of this title1988—Subsec. (e)(1)(B). inserted at end “For purposes of this subsection, a hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility which is a ‘medical institution or nursing facility’ within the meaning of shall be considered to be receiving payments with respect to an individual under a State plan approved under subchapter XIX during any period of ineligibility of such individual provided for under the State plan pursuant to .”
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9106(a)(1)1987—Subsec. (c)(1). , substituted “paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5)” for “paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)”.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9106(a)(2)Subsec. (c)(5) to (7). , (3), added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9115(a)(1)Subsec. (e)(1)(A). , substituted “(E), and (G)” for “and (E)”.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9115(a)(2)Subsec. (e)(1)(B). , inserted “(subject to subparagraph (G))” after “throughout any month”.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9119(a)Subsec. (e)(1)(B)(i) to (iii). , in cls. (i) and (ii)(I) substituted “$360 per year” for “$300 per year” and in cl. (iii) substituted “$720 per year” for “$600 per year”.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9113(a)Subsec. (e)(1)(D). , substituted “6 months in any 9-month period” for “three months in any 12-month period”.
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9115(a)(3)Subsec. (e)(1)(G), (H). , added subpars. (G) and (H).
Pub. L. 100–203, § 9107Subsec. (e)(5). , substituted “living in the same hospital, home, or facility” for “sharing a room or comparable accommodation in a hospital, home, or facility” and “lived in the same such hospital, home, or facility” for “shared such a room or accommodation”.
Pub. L. 99–5141986—Subsec. (d). substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”.
Pub. L. 99–643, § 3(a)Subsec. (e)(1). , in subpar. (A) substituted “(D), and (E)” for “and (D)”, in subpar. (B) inserted “(subject to subparagraph (E))” after “shall be payable”, and added subpars. (E) and (F).
Pub. L. 99–643, § 4(d)(1)section 1382h of this titlesection 1382e(c)(3) of this titlesection 1382c(a)(3)(F) of this titlesection 1382c(a)(4)(D)(i) of this titleSubsec. (e)(4). , struck out par. (4) which read as follows: “No benefit shall be payable under this subchapter, except as provided in (or ), with respect to an eligible individual or his eligible spouse who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual solely by application of for any month, after the third month, in which he engages in substantial gainful activity during the fifteen-month period following the end of his trial work period determined by application of .”
Pub. L. 99–643, § 9(a)Subsec. (e)(5). , added par. (5).
Pub. L. 99–643, § 4(c)(3)Subsec. (i). , added subsec. (i).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 2611(a)1984—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). , substituted “the applicable amount determined under paragraph (3)(A)” for “$2,250” and “the applicable amount determined under paragraph (3)(B)” for “$1,500”.
Pub. L. 98–369, § 2611(b)Subsec. (a)(2)(B). , substituted “the applicable amount determined under paragraph (3)(A)” for “$2,250”.
Pub. L. 98–369, § 2611(c)Subsec. (a)(3). , added par. (3).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 2663(g)(1)Subsec. (c). , amended heading.
Pub. L. 98–369, § 2663(g)(2)Subsec. (g). , substituted “or such individual” for “or individuals” in provisions following par. (3).
Pub. L. 98–21, § 403(a)(1)1983—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). , inserted reference to subpar. (D).
Pub. L. 98–21, § 403(a)(2)Subsec. (e)(1)(D). , added subpar. (D).
Pub. L. 97–248, § 183(a)(1)1982—Subsec. (c)(1). , inserted reference to pars. (3) and (4).
Pub. L. 97–248, § 181(a)Subsec. (c)(2). , in par. (2) redesignated existing provisions as provisions preceding subpar. (A) and subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 97–248Subsec. (c)(3) to (6). , §§ 181(a), 183(a)(2), (3), struck out par. (3) providing that an application shall be effective as of the first day of the month in which it is filed, added par. (3) providing that an application shall be effective on the later of the date it is filed or the date such individual first becomes eligible for such benefits with respect to such application and redesignated such par. (3) as (5), redesignated par. (4) as (6), and added pars. (3) and (4).
Pub. L. 97–351981—Subsec. (c). substituted provision that eligibility and benefit amount generally be determined on a one-month retrospective basis, with for the first month of eligibility, the month in which the application is filed, eligibility and benefit amount both determined on a prospective basis for provision that eligibility and benefit amount be determined on a quarterly prospective basis and inserted provision authorizing the Secretary to grant waivers.
Pub. L. 96–2651980—Subsec. (e)(4). added par. (4).
Pub. L. 94–566, § 505(a)1976—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). , inserted reference to subparagraph (C).
Pub. L. 94–566, § 502section 1382a(b) of this titlesection 1382a(b) of this titleSubsec. (e)(1)(B)(ii). , inserted “of the one who is in such hospital, home, or facility” after “” in parenthetical provisions that follow “the rate of $300 per year” and inserted “(reduced by the amount of any income, not excluded pursuant to , of the other)” after “the applicable rate specified in subsection (b)(1)”.
Pub. L. 94–566, § 505(a)Subsec. (e)(1)(C). , added subpar. (C).
Pub. L. 93–368section 1382f of this title1974— inserted “(or, if greater, the amount determined under )” after “$1,752” in subsecs. (a)(1)(A) and (b)(1) and “$2,628” in subsecs. (a)(2)(A) and (b)(2).
Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(b)(1)1973—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). , substituted “$1,752” for “$1,680”.
Pub. L. 93–66, § 210(a), substituted “$1,680” for “$1,560”.
Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(b)(2)Subsec. (a)(2)(A). , substituted “$2,628” for “$2,520”.
Pub. L. 93–66, § 210(b), substituted “$2,520” for “$2,340”.
Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(b)(1)Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “$1,752” for “$1,680”.
Pub. L. 93–66, § 210(a), substituted “$1,680” for “$1,560”.
Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(b)(2)Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “$2,628” for “$2,520”.
Pub. L. 93–66, § 210(b), substituted “$2,520” for “$2,340”.
Pub. L. 93–233, § 18(d)Subsec. (g). , incorporated existing provisions in text designated as cl. (1), added cls. (2) and (3), and substituted final December “1973” for “1972”.
Pub. L. 93–233, § 18(e)Subsec. (h). , incorporated existing text in provisions designated as cls. (1) and (2), added cls. (3) and (4), redesignated former cls. (1) and (2) as items (A) and (B), and in item (A) inserted “under which he or they received such aid or assistance for December 1973”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title XII, § 53118(b)132 Stat. 307
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
section 203(b) of Pub. L. 108–203section 203(d) of Pub. L. 108–203section 402 of this titleAmendment by effective on the first day of the first month that begins on or after the date that is 9 months after , see , set out as a note under .
Pub. L. 108–203, title IV, § 433(c)118 Stat. 540
Pub. L. 108–203, title IV, § 436(b)118 Stat. 541
Effective Date of 1999 Amendments
section 402(a)(3) of Pub. L. 106–170section 402(a)(4) of Pub. L. 106–170section 402 of Title 42Amendment by applicable to individuals whose period of confinement in an institution commences on or after the first day of the fourth month beginning after December 1999, see , set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare.
Pub. L. 106–170, title IV, § 402(c)(4)113 Stat. 1909
section 207(c) of Pub. L. 106–169section 207(e) of Pub. L. 106–169section 402 of this titleAmendment by applicable to statements and representations made on or after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–33Pub. L. 104–193section 5528(a) of Pub. L. 105–33section 903 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the enactment of title II of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
section 108(j) of Pub. L. 104–193section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193section 601 of this titleAmendment by effective , with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 201(b)110 Stat. 2185
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 202(c)110 Stat. 2186
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 203(a)(2)110 Stat. 2187
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 204(d)110 Stat. 2188
In general .—
Benefits under title xvi .—
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 214(b)110 Stat. 2196
Pub. L. 104–121, title I, § 105(b)(5)110 Stat. 854Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5525(a)111 Stat. 624
Pub. L. 105–33section 105(b)(5) of Pub. L. 104–121section 105 of Pub. L. 104–121section 5528(c)(1) of Pub. L. 105–33section 903 of this title[Amendment by to , set out above, effective as if included in the enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under .]
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment; Sunset Provision
section 107(a)(4) of Pub. L. 103–296section 110(a) of Pub. L. 103–296section 401 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 201(b)(3)(C)108 Stat. 1504
Sunset of 36-month rule .—
Effective date.—
In general .—
Referral and monitoring agencies .—
Termination after 36 months .—
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 204(b)108 Stat. 1509
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13735(b)107 Stat. 663
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Pub. L. 101–239, title VIII, § 8009(c)103 Stat. 2463
Pub. L. 101–239, title VIII, § 8010(c)103 Stat. 2464
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–360section 303(g)(3) of Pub. L. 100–360section 1396r–5 of this titleAmendment by applicable to transfers occurring on or after , without regard to whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendment have been promulgated by such date, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9106(b)101 Stat. 1330–302
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9107101 Stat. 1330–302, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9113(b)101 Stat. 1330–304
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9115(c)101 Stat. 1330–305
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9119(c)101 Stat. 1330–309
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–643section 10(b) of Pub. L. 99–643section 1396a of this titleAmendment by sections 3(a) and 4(c)(3), (d)(1) of effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .
Pub. L. 99–643, § 9(b)100 Stat. 3580
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–369section 2646 of Pub. L. 98–369section 657 of this titleAmendment by section 2611(a)–(c) of effective , except as otherwise specifically provided, see , set out as a note under .
Pub. L. 98–369section 2664(b) of Pub. L. 98–369section 401 of this titleAmendment by section 2663(g)(1), (2) of effective , but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–21, title IV, § 403(b)97 Stat. 140
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–248, title I, § 181(b)96 Stat. 404
Pub. L. 97–248, title I, § 183(b)96 Stat. 405
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment and Transitional Provisions
Pub. L. 97–35, title XXIII, § 2341(c)95 Stat. 865
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–265section 303(d) of Pub. L. 96–265section 402 of this titleAmendment by effective on first day of sixth month which begins after , and applicable with respect to any individual whose disability has not been determined to have ceased prior to such first day, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–566, title V, § 505(e)90 Stat. 2687
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(b)87 Stat. 953Pub. L. 93–233, , , provided that the amendments made by section 4(b)(1), (2) of are effective with respect to payments for months after June 1974.
Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 210(c)87 Stat. 154Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(a)(1)87 Stat. 953
Effective Date
Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 30186 Stat. 1465, , , provided that this section is effective .
Regulations
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 215110 Stat. 2196
Construction of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–170Pub. L. 106–169Pub. L. 106–170section 121(c)(1) of Pub. L. 106–169section 1396a of this titleAmendment by to be executed as if had been enacted after the enactment of , see , set out as a note under .
Study of Denial of SSI Benefits for Family Farmers
Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 261113 Stat. 1856, , , required a study on the denial of supplemental security income benefits to family farmers with resources of less than $100,000 and a report on the study within 1 year after .
Study of Other Potential Improvements in Collection of Information Respecting Public Inmates
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 203(b)110 Stat. 2187, , , required a study on various improvements in the furnishing of information to the Commissioner by courts and prisons and a report to be submitted no later than 1 year after .
Additional Report to Congress
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 203(c)110 Stat. 2187, , , required the Commissioner to provide, no later than , a list of institutions providing or not providing information under subsec. (e)(1)(I) of this section.
Study by General Accounting Office
Pub. L. 104–193, title II, § 232110 Stat. 2198Pub. L. 104–193, , , provided that, not later than , the Comptroller General was to study and report on the impact of the amendments and provisions of title II of on the supplemental security income program under this subchapter and extra expenses incurred by families of children receiving benefits under this subchapter not covered by other Federal, State, or local programs.
Report to Congress on Referral, Monitoring and Treatment Activities Relating to Alcoholics and Drug Addicts
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 201(b)(3)(B)(ii)108 Stat. 1504Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5525(c)111 Stat. 625, , , which directed Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress, not later than , a report on the Secretary’s activities under subsec. (e)(3)(B) of this section, was repealed by , , .
Transition Rules for Current Beneficiaries
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 201(b)(3)(F)108 Stat. 1505
Commission on Childhood Disability
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 202108 Stat. 1506, , , provided for establishment of a Commission on the Evaluation of Disability to conduct a study, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, of effects of definition of “disability” under this subchapter in effect on , as such definition applied to determining whether a child under age of 18 was eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter, the appropriateness of such definition, and the advantages and disadvantages of using any alternative definition of disability in determining whether a child under age 18 was eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter, and further provided for contents of study, appointment of Commission members, administrative provisions, assistance of experts, and for submission of report to Congress not later than .
Disability Review Required for SSI Recipients Who Are 18 Years of Age
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 207108 Stat. 1516section 1382c(a)(3)(G) of this titlePub. L. 104–193, title II, § 212(b)(2)110 Stat. 2193, , , which required applicable State agency or Secretary of Health and Human Services to redetermine eligibility of qualified individual for supplemental security income benefits under this subchapter by reason of disability, by applying criteria used in determining eligibility for such benefits of applicants who have attained 18 years of age during 1-year period beginning on date qualified individual attains 18 years of age, and Secretary to conduct such redeterminations with respect to not less than ⅓ of qualified individuals in each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998, defined term “qualified individual”, and provided that such redetermination was to be considered substitute for review required under , that redetermination requirement was to have no force or effect after , and that not later than , Secretary was to submit to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees report on such activities, was repealed by , , .
Continuing Disability Reviews
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 208108 Stat. 1516
Temporary Annual Minimum Number of Reviews .—
Report to the Congress .—
Notification of Possible Benefit Availability to Potential Supplemental Security Income Recipients
Pub. L. 98–21, title IV, § 40597 Stat. 140
Assistance Paid Under Certain Housing Acts Not Considered in Determining Eligibility for Benefits Under This Subchapter; Effective Date
Pub. L. 94–375, § 2(h)90 Stat. 1068
Special $50 Payment Under Tax Reduction Act of 1975
section 702 of Pub. L. 94–12section 402 of this titleSpecial payment of $50 as soon as practicable after , by the Secretary of the Treasury to each individual who, for the month of March, 1975, was entitled to a benefit under the supplemental security income benefits program established by this subchapter, see , set out as a note under .
Adjustment of Individual’s Monthly Supplemental Security Income Payments; Regulations; Limitations
Pub. L. 93–335, § 2(b)(2)88 Stat. 291section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of Pub. L. 93–66, , , authorized the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual’s monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual might be entitled under the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [amending , set out below]; provided that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual might be entitled under such amendment, was to be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after .
Medicaid Eligibility for Individuals Receiving Mandatory State Supplementary Payments; Effective Date
section 13(c) of Pub. L. 93–233section 1396a of this titleAdditional requirement for approval of subchapter XIX State plan for medical assistance respecting medicaid eligibility for individuals receiving mandatory State supplementary payments, see , set out as a note under .
Federal Program of Supplemental Security Income; Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Essential Persons; Definitions of Qualified Individual and Essential Person
Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 21187 Stat. 154Pub. L. 93–233, § 4(a)(2)87 Stat. 953
section 211(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 93–66Pub. L. 93–233section 4(b) of Pub. L. 93–233[Amendment of , set out above, by effective with respect to payments for months after June 1974, see .]
Mandatory Minimum State Supplementation of Supplemental Security Income Benefits Program; December 1973 Income; Title XVI Benefit Plus Other Income; Reduction of Amount; Administration Agreement; Payments to Commissioner; State Constitutional Restriction
Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 21287 Stat. 155Pub. L. 93–233, § 1087 Stat. 957Pub. L. 93–335, § 2(a)88 Stat. 291Pub. L. 96–265, title II, § 201(b)(2)94 Stat. 446Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13731(a)(2)107 Stat. 661Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5102(a)(2)111 Stat. 595Pub. L. 105–78, title V, § 516(a)(2)111 Stat. 1518Pub. L. 106–170, title IV, § 410(a)(2)113 Stat. 1916
section 212 of Pub. L. 93–66Pub. L. 106–170section 410(b) of Pub. L. 106–170section 1382e of this title[For effective date of amendment to , set out above, by , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under .]
section 212 of Pub. L. 93–66Pub. L. 103–66section 13731(b) of Pub. L. 103–66section 1382e of this title[For effective date of amendment to , set out above, by , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under .]
Section 2(b)(1) of Pub. L. 93–33588 Stat. 291section 212 of Pub. L. 93–66Pub. L. 93–335[, , , provided that the amendment of , set out above, by is effective .]
section 212 of Pub. L. 93–66Pub. L. 96–265section 201(d) of Pub. L. 96–265section 1382h of this title[Amendment of , set out above, by effective , see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .]
Application to Northern Mariana Islands
section 1801 of Title 48For applicability of this section to the Northern Mariana Islands, see section 502(a)(1) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America and Proc. No. 4534, , 42 F.R. 6593, set out as notes under , Territories and Insular Possessions.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands
Pub. L. 92–60342 U.S.C. 1381asection 303(b) of Pub. L. 92–603section 301 of this titlePub. L. 92–60342 U.S.C. 1382Enactment of section 1602 of the Social Security Act by , eff. (), was not applicable to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. See , set out as a note under . Therefore, as to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, section 1602 of the Social Security Act as it existed prior to reenactment by (former ), and as amended, continues to apply and reads as follows:
§ 1382. State plans for aid to aged, blind, or disabled
(a) Contents
A State plan for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled, must—
(1) except to the extent permitted by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to services, provide that it shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State, and, if administered by them, be mandatory upon them;
(2) provide for financial participation by the State;
(3) either provide for the establishment or designation of a single State agency to administer the plan, or provide for the establishment or designation of a single State agency to supervise the administration of the plan;
(4) provide (A) for granting an opportunity for a fair hearing before the State agency to any individual whose claim for aid or assistance under the plan is denied or is not acted upon with reasonable promptness, and (B) that if the State plan is administered in each of the political subdivisions of the State by a local agency and such local agency provides a hearing at which evidence may be presented prior to a hearing before the State agency, such local agency may put into effect immediately upon issuance its decision upon the matter considered at such hearing;
(5) provide (A) such methods of administration (including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Commissioner of Social Security shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are found by the Commissioner of Social Security to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan, and (B) for the training and effective use of paid subprofessional staff, with particular emphasis on the full-time or part-time employment of recipients and other persons of low income, as community service aides, in the administration of the plan and for the use of nonpaid or partially paid volunteers in a social service volunteer program in providing services to applicants and recipients and in assisting any advisory committees established by the State agency;
(6) provide that the State agency will make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner of Social Security may from time to time require, and comply with such provisions as the Commissioner of Social Security may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports;
(7) provide safeguards which permit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients only (A) to public officials who require such information in connection with their official duties, or (B) to other persons for purposes directly connected with the administration of the State plan;
(8) provide that all individuals wishing to make application for aid or assistance under the plan shall have opportunity to do so, and that such aid or assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all eligible individuals;
(9) provide, if the plan includes aid or assistance to or on behalf of individuals in private or public institutions, for the establishment or designation of a State authority or authorities which shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining standards for such institutions;
(10) provide a description of the services (if any) which the State agency makes available (using whatever internal organizational arrangement it finds appropriate for this purpose) to applicants for or recipients of aid or assistance under the plan to help them attain self-support or self-care, including a description of the steps taken to assure, in the provision of such services, maximum utilization of other agencies providing similar or related services;
(11) provide that no aid or assistance will be furnished any individual under the plan with respect to any period with respect to which he is receiving assistance under the State plan approved under subchapter I of this chapter or assistance under a State program funded under part A of subchapter IV of this chapter or under subchapter X or XIV of this chapter;
(12) provide that, in determining whether an individual is blind, there shall be an examination by a physician skilled in the diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the individual may select;
(13) include reasonable standards, consistent with the objectives of this subchapter, for determining eligibility for and the extent of aid or assistance under the plan;
(14) provide that the State agency shall, in determining need for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled, take into consideration any other income and resources of an individual claiming such aid, as well as any expenses reasonably attributable to the earning of any such income; except that, in making such determination with respect to any individual—
(A) if such individual is blind, the State agency (i) shall disregard the first $85 per month of earned income plus one-half of earned income in excess of $85 per month, and (ii) shall, for a period not in excess of 12 months, and may, for a period not in excess of 36 months, disregard such additional amounts of other income and resources, in the case of any such individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the State agency, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan,
(B) if such individual is not blind but is permanently and totally disabled, (i) of the first $80 per month of earned income, the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-half of the remainder, and (ii) the State agency may, for a period not in excess of 36 months, disregard such additional amounts of other income and resources, in the case of any such individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the State agency, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan, but only with respect to the part or parts of such period during substantially all of which he is actually undergoing vocational rehabilitation,
(C) if such individual has attained age 65 and is neither blind nor permanently and totally disabled, of the first $80 per month of earned income the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-half of the remainder, and
(D) the State agency may, before disregarding the amounts referred to above in this paragraph (14), disregard not more than $7.50 of any income; and
section 1320b–7 of this title(15) provide that information is requested and exchanged for purposes of income and eligibility verification in accordance with a State system which meets the requirements of .
Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if on , and on the date on which a State submits its plan for approval under this subchapter, the State agency which administered or supervised the administration of the plan of such State approved under subchapter X of this chapter was different from the State agency which administered or supervised the administration of the plan of such State approved under subchapter I of this chapter and the State agency which administered or supervised the administration of the plan of such State approved under subchapter XIV of this chapter, the State agency which administered or supervised the administration of such plan approved under subchapter X of this chapter may be designated to administer or supervise the administration of the portion of the State plan for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled which relates to blind individuals and a separate State agency may be established or designated to administer or supervise the administration of the rest of such plan; and in such case the part of the plan which each such agency administers, or the administration of which each such agency supervises, shall be regarded as a separate plan for purposes of this subchapter.
(b) Approval by Commissioner
The Commissioner of Social Security shall approve any plan which fulfills the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section, except that the Commissioner shall not approve any plan which imposes, as a condition of eligibility for aid or assistance under the plan—
(1) an age requirement of more than sixty-five years; or
(2) any residence requirement which excludes any resident of the State who has resided therein five years during the nine years immediately preceding the application for such aid and has resided therein continuously for one year immediately preceding the application; or
(3) any citizenship requirement which excludes any citizen of the United States.
section 1202(b) of this titlesection 1383 of this titlesection 1383 of this titleAt the option of the State, the plan may provide that manuals and other policy issuances will be furnished to persons without charge for the reasonable cost of such materials, but such provision shall not be required by the Commissioner of Social Security as a condition for the approval of such plan under this subchapter. In the case of any State to which the provisions of section 344 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950 were applicable on , and to which the sentence of following paragraph (2) thereof is applicable on the date on which its State plan for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled was submitted for approval under this subchapter, the Commissioner of Social Security shall approve the plan of such State for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of this subchapter, even though it does not meet the requirements of paragraph (14) of subsection (a) of this section, if it meets all other requirements of this subchapter for an approved plan for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled; but payments under shall be made, in the case of any such plan, only with respect to expenditures thereunder which would be included as expenditures for the purposes of under a plan approved under this section without regard to the provisions of this sentence.
(c) Limitation on number of plans
Subject to the last sentence of subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to permit a State to have in effect with respect to any period more than one State plan approved under this subchapter.
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 141(a)76 Stat. 198Pub. L. 88–650, § 5(b)78 Stat. 1078Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 221(d)(3)79 Stat. 358Pub. L. 90–248, title II81 Stat. 896Pub. L. 92–603, title IV86 Stat. 1488Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(d)(4)95 Stat. 817Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2651(h)98 Stat. 1150Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 107(a)(4)108 Stat. 1478Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(i)110 Stat. 2169(, title XVI, § 1602, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , title IV, § 403(e), , 418; , , §§ 210(a)(5), 213(a)(4), 241(d), , 898, 917; , , §§ 405(d), 406(d), 407(d), 410(d), 413(d), , 1489, 1491, 1492; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Pub. L. 104–193section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193section 601 of this title[Amendment by effective , with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .]
section 107(a)(4) of Pub. L. 103–296section 110(a) of Pub. L. 103–296section 401 of this title[Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under .]