If you, your spouse, or a co–owner give away a resource or sell it for less than it is worth, you may be ineligible for SSI benefits for up to 36 months. How long you are ineligible for SSI benefits depends …

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program. To get SSI, your countable resources must not be worth more than $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple.

Information links about the cash assistance program entitled Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Explore programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, that help you save money and take care of basic needs while on SSI. Learn more about these programs

Information about the cash assistance program entitled Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

To get Supplemental Security Income (SSI), your countable resources must not be worth more than $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for a couple. We call this the resource limit.

See our chapters on SSI RESOURCES and SSI FOR CHILDREN for more information. Also see our SSI Spotlight on Deeming Parental Income and Resources.

If you give away a resource or sell it for less than it is worth in order to reduce your resources below the SSI resource limit, you may be ineligible for SSI for up to 36 months.

Adults and children might be eligible for SSI if they have limited to no income and resources, and are age 65 or older or have a disability.

Information links about the cash assistance program entitled Supplemental Security Income (SSI).