Supplemental Security Income for children with disabilities

Did you know that Social Security’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides cash payments to children with disabilities whose families have limited income and resources?

A child must meet all of the following disability requirements to be considered medically eligible for SSI:

• The child, if not blind, generally must not be working or earning more than $1550 a month in 2024.

• If the child is blind, they must not be working or earning more than $2590 in 2024. The earning amounts usually change every year to keep up with inflation.

The child must have a medical condition(s), that r...