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What is SSI?

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A Griffin Hammis production tailored for
Minnesota.

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Have you been wondering what SSI is or
who can get it?

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I can clear that up for you.

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SSI stands for Supplemental Security
Income.

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It's a program that's run by Social
Security.

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Most people who get SSI also get a low
cost health insurance called Medical

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Assistance.

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If you're eligible for SSI,
Social Security gives you money each

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month to help you pay for things like
food, rent, and utilities.

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Oh, so that's what SSI is?

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Well, who can get it?

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Great question.

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If you have a disability, low assets,
and low income, you may qualify for SSII.

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Do have a disability and I don't have
very much money?

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Well, you may already be receiving SSI.

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If not, you may be eligible.

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Let's look at the three requirements for
SSI.

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First,
you have to meet Social Security's

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definition of disability.

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They have some pretty specific rules for
this.

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To qualify for SSI,
your disability must be severe long term

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and limit your ability to work if you're
under 18.

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Rather than looking at work,
Social Security looks at how your

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disability limits your daily activities.

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I'm pretty sure I meet their definition
of disability.

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Great.

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Let's look at the second requirement.

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Your assets must be below $2000 or below
$3000 if you're married.

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What are assets?

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Assets are the things you own,
like a house, a bank account, or a car.

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But not all your assets count.

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For example,
if you own the house you live in,

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it won't count.

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A car to use for transportation doesn't
count either.

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If you're under 18,
some of your parents assets may count.

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OK, I think I've got it so far.

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What's the third requirement?

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The third requirement is that your
monthly income must be below the limit,

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which in 2026 is $994.00, or below $1491.
00 if you're married.

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Well, what exactly is income?

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Income is money you get,
like a paycheck from work or a Social

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Security disability benefit.

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But not all your income counts.

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For example, if you have wages,
Social Security only counts about half of

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it.

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And if you have unearned income,
like a Social Security disability benefit,

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they don't count $20.
00 of it after the deductions.

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If your monthly income is below $994.
00 per month or $1491.

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00 if you're married,
you may be eligible for some SSI.

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If you're under 18,
some of your parents income may count.

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Now that I know what the three
requirements are,

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how can I find out if I'm already getting
SSI?

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It's easy,
just call Social Security at

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1-800-772-1213 and ask.

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Their TTI number is 1-800-325-0778 or you
can log into yourmicssaaccount@ssa.

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gov/signin to see what you get.

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Great, I'll totally check that out.

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If I'm not getting SSI, how do I apply?

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You can apply for SSI at a Social
Security office by calling 1-800-772-1213

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or online at ssa.gov/apply.

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You may also be eligible for help with
applying from one of Minnesota's Social

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Security benefit advocates.

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Call the Disability Hub M at
1-866-333-2466 to learn more about this.

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Awesome,
now I understand what SSI is and who can

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get it.

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You can learn even more about SSI on mn.
db1o1.org.

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Read the SSI articles about eligibility
and application.

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Use the tool called Your SSI Benefit
Calculation to estimate if your income is

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low enough to receive SSI.

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Or get answers to your SSI questions by
starting a chat.

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Click the chat link at the top or bottom
of each page.

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And if you'd like to talk to someone
about your SSI questions,

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call the Disability Hub MN at
1-866-333-2466.

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To see more videos like this one,
go to mn.db1o1.org.

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Knowledge is power.

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Take time to learn more about SSI.