SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-5408
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2023-09-12
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Disability assistance

Inflation and prices

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act</strong></p> <p>This bill increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill increases the resource limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples. The bill annually adjusts the limits for inflation.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2023 Mr. Higgins of New York (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act . 2. Update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program (a) Update in resource limit for individuals and couples Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $2,250 and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting $20,000 in calendar year 2023, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $1,500 and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting $10,000 in calendar year 2023, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year. . (b) Inflation adjustment Section 1617 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382f ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting ; inflation adjustment after benefits ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) In the case of any calendar year after 2023, each of the amounts specified in section 1611(a)(3) shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 1) obtained by dividing— (1) the average of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12-month period ending with September of the preceding calendar year, by (2) such average for the 12-month period ending with September 2022. .