SSI Beneficiaries - What You MUST Report to SSA in "Real Time" To Avoid OverPayment/Loss of Benefits

Note: This article/video is for general information only and is not legal advice to any particular reader or individual. For legal advice, you must specifically retain a lawyer who evaluates your specific situation.

Thanks to NADR (National Association of Disability Representatives) for a reminder of the importance of SSI reporting - by those receiving. This really can't be emphasized too much, it is that critical.

Major point outs include:

• Changes in income, wages, or self-employment income;

• Starting, stopping, or changing jobs;

• Changing your address or persons moving in or out of the household;

• Changes in marital status (including any same-sex relationships);

• Having more than $2,000 if you are single or $3,000 if you are married in resources that you can cash in, sell, or use to pay for food and shelter; and

• Changes in resources, including money in financial accounts and buying or selling extra vehicles, stocks, investments, or property.

https://www.tribstar.com/news/business_news/social-security-report-life-changes-when-you-receive-supplemental-security-income/article_2f071812-5a06-11ed-93e3-27bbe0fad853.html

I'd also add:

• If you become incarcerated for more than 30 days - report it. (Better yet, avoid it.)

• If you leave the country for more than 30 days - report it.

Read more here, straight from the SSA:

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-report-ussi.htm

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/spotlights/spot-reporting-earnings.htm

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