SSA Issues Proposed Rules Revising Income and Resource Guidelines in SSI Cases

SSA has issued proposed rules which simplify the determination of income and resources under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The new regs propose three changes:

• Eliminate clothing from the definition of income and from the definition of in-kind support and maintenance.
• Eliminating the dollar value limit for the exclusion of household goods and personal effects.
• Exclude one automobile (the "first'' automobile) from resources if it is used for transportation for the individual or a member of the individual's household, without consideration of its value.

SSA says that "[t]hese changes will simplify our rules, making them less cumbersome to administer and easier for the public to understand and follow." Amen.

The comment period ends March 8, 2004.

69 FR 554-558 (Jan. 6, 2004)   Text and PDF