Does getting a job and making more money effect my SSI (Supplemental Security Income)?
Yes it can effect your SSI amount but except in rare circumstances a job will not result in your SSI or MediCal benefits being terminated. If you receive SSI only, the following example explains the impact wages will have on your benefits. In the vast majority of situations, even after SSI reduces benefits your total income per month (wages + SSI) will be more with a job than without one. Example: You make $500 in gross wages per month in your job. Before your job began you received $860 per month from SSI. When you start your job you should immediately report your estimated gross wages per month to your local SSI office and send in your paycheck stubs to the SSI office every month. SSI will adjust your SSI check in the following way: How SSI calculates your new benefit amount: $ 500 gross wages – $65 (SSI considers the first $65 dollars allowable) $ 435 – $20 (SSI allows an additional $20 for gifts or wages) $ 415 divided by 2 $ 207 (amount to be deducted from SSI) Deduction of SSI be
