The initial rollout will be available to adults who have never married and are applying for Supplemental Security Income for the first time. The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong ...

The Social Security Administration is taking online applications for one of its main disability programs after years of trying to simplify and move the process online, an effort the agency’s former ...

In 1972, Congress enacted the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to ensure that disabled and blind individuals, as well as low-income elderly persons, would have a minimum level of income. The ...

You can apply for SSI benefits in person at a Social Security office, or over the phone. Photo: Ken Mayer The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security Disability ...

The Social Security Administration is launching a yearslong effort to simplify and move online the application for Supplemental Security Income, a means-tested program for people with disabilities and ...

The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, based on work records, and Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, intended for low-income ...