TN 8 (08-08)

A. Policy for who is required to report

All reporting events (except those with respect to disability or blindness) that affect the status of SSI eligible individuals are also pertinent to:

• ineligible spouses;

• parents;

• stepparents;

• essential persons;

• sponsors of aliens and the sponsor's living-with spouse;

• ineligible children; and

• eligible aliens.

B. Procedure on instructing individuals to report

Instruct the individual applying for or receiving SSI benefits (or the individual acting on behalf of the claimant/recipient) to report for himself/herself, and any of those listed in SI 01310.030A., any changes involving:

• address;

• any additions to or deletions from the household by means of birth, death, or adoption;

• marital status (including marriage, divorce, separation, and resumption of living together after a separation or divorce);

• attainment of age 18 by an eligible or ineligible child;

• attainment of age 22 by an eligible or ineligible student child,

• student status of an eligible or ineligible child under age 22,

• income (e.g., Title II benefits and child support from an absent parent);

• resources of ineligible spouses, parents, essential persons, sponsors of aliens and their living-with spouses; and blind work expenses (SI 01320.170); or

• impairment related work expenses (SI 01320.190).

  NOTE: Attainment of age 21 by an ineligible student child or a change in student status for an ineligible child under age 21 were reportable events prior to June 16, 2008. The age for reporting is now age 22.