Good afternoon,

Thank you for the additional information.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)---which is a financial needs-based public benefit program, handled by individual states and which is paid for by taxes and not a part of Social Security, is a benefit that you must qualify for.

If you are seeking Supplemental Security Income you are limited to $2,000 in assets if single, and $3,000 if married. Additionally, the monthly income limits for SSI are identical to the maximum federal SSI benefit: $698 for an individual and $1,048 for a married couple. There are certain exempt resources that you may own that do not count.

SSI exempts the first $20 per month of unearned income; and the first $65 of earned income and one-half of monthly-earned income over $65. Other exempt resources, include but are not limited to a house, a car, personal property, household goods, a burial space, or pre-need agreement, and those are not counted.

If you take a job in which you earn $1,440 per month, you will absolutely lose your SSI benefits---regardless of whether you are married or not. I'm sorry.

I wish you the best in 2012.

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Thank you,

Doug