supplemental security income benefits
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
For purposes of this section, the term “supplemental security income benefits” means benefits paid or payable by the Commissioner of Social Security under subchapter XVI, including State supplementary payments under an agreement pursuant to section 1382e(a) of this title or an administration agreement under section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66.
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- 2016–present42 U.S.C. § 1320AThe Public Health and Welfare · Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of retroactive benefits under subchapter II · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term “supplemental security income benefits” means benefits paid or payable by the Commissioner of Social Security under subchapter XVI of this chapter, including State supplementary payments under an agreement pursuant to section 1382e(a) of this title or an administration agreement under section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66.
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- 1994–201642 U.S.C. § 1320AThe Public Health and Welfare · Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of retroactive benefits under subchapter II · for purposes of this section
The allotment to each State from the total sum allotted under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall bear the same ratio to such total sum as the number of individuals in such State who are over age 17 and under age 65 and are receiving supplemental security income benefits as disabled individuals in such year (as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the most recent data available) bears to the total number of such individuals in all the States. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “supplemental security income benefits” includes payments made pursuant to an agreement under section 1382e(a) of this title or under section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1382IThe Public Health and Welfare · Medical and social services for certain handicapped persons · in this section