Is SSI supported by the same contributions as the funds put into Social Security?
No, SSI is not paid for by Social Security Trust Fund dollars. SSI is funded by general revenues derived from the federal income tax and other sources. SSI provides old age, blind,.and disability benefits to persons with very low incomes who meet the income and assets tests of the program. The disability portion of SSI uses the same medical standard of disability to determine eligibility for those benefits. Social Security benefits, in contrast, are paid for by the contributions of covered workers, and benefits are based on the worker’s earnings record.
