You probably shouldn't be calling what you get, SSI. I'm guessing you take that to mean Social Security Income but that's not what it means. What you are getting is Social Security Benefits or just Social Security. SSI is Supplemental Security Income or more commonly known as Welfare. It's a benefit that is administered by the Social Security Administration but the money does not come from Social Security it is basically a benefit for the disabled and elderly who have not paid enough into the system to qualify for regular Social Security or SSDI.
Tomatoes... tamatoes. It's called SSI or SS.. Most GOV assisted programs are listed as welfare. A welfare program provides basic benefits to low/no-income citizens. SSI/SS is an entitlement program IMO. I paid 55 years of my life into that account. Anyone on SSDI gets automatically switched to SSI/SS at age 65. FICA payroll taxes, fund the program from workers' wages. Welfare is a completely different program that provides financial or other aid to individuals or groups who cannot support themselves with food stamps or EBT/SNAP cards.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little or no income or resources.
www.ssa.gov
Supplemental Security Income is a means-tested program that provides cash payments to disabled children, disabled adults, and individuals aged 65 or older who are citizens or nationals of the United States. The Social Security tax pays for the retirement, disability, and survivorship benefits that millions of Americans receive each year under the official name (OASDI) for Social Security.
Social Security benefits are payments made to qualified retired adults and people with disabilities, and to their spouses, children, and survivors. Social Security—officially the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program in the U.S.—is a comprehensive federal benefits program designed to provide partial replacement income for retired adults and their spouses, those whose spouse or qualifying ex-spouse has died, and people with disabilities. Under specified conditions, it also supports the children of beneficiaries
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