SI 00810: General - Income Rules for the Supplemental Security Income Program
TN 38 (12-98)
Citations:
20 CFR 416.1112, 416.1124, and 416.1180
A. Policy
Income, whether earned or unearned, of a blind or disabled recipient may be excluded if such income is needed to fulfill a plan to achieving self-support (PASS).
This exclusion does not apply to a blind or disabled individual age 65 or older, unless he/she was receiving SSI or State disability or blind payments for the month before he/she became age 65.
B. References
Applying the PASS exclusion, SI 00870.001
IRWE and PASS exclusions both apply, SI 00820.545B.3.