Can Social Security offices make direct payments of SSI benefits?
SSI emergency advance payments are available only at the time of initial application if you need assistance before the first payment arrives. You must present strong evidence of the following: Qualifying for payment in the current or in the following month by meeting the qualifications for eligibility (age, disability, blindness, citizenship or alien status as applicable); and A financial emergency exists where you have insufficient income or resources to meet an immediate need for food, clothing, shelter or medical care.
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