Supplemental Security Income

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U.S. federal income support program means-tested benefit program social welfare program

Supplemental Security Income is a U.S. federal needs-based program that provides monthly cash benefits to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.

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Label	Occurrences
Supplemental Security Income canonical	30
Supplemental Security Income program	5
Supplemental Security Income cash assistance	1
Title II – Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled	1
Title II—Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T193518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supplemental Security Income
Context triple: [Social Security Administration, responsibleFor, Supplemental Security Income]

A. Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability Insurance is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly income benefits to eligible workers who become disabled and can no longer engage in substantial gainful employment.
B. Medicaid
Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.
C. Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that oversees and delivers retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits to eligible individuals.
D. Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
E. Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supplemental Security Income
Target entity description: Supplemental Security Income is a U.S. federal needs-based program that provides monthly cash benefits to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.

A. Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability Insurance is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly income benefits to eligible workers who become disabled and can no longer engage in substantial gainful employment.
B. Medicaid
Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.
C. Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that oversees and delivers retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits to eligible individuals.
D. Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
E. Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal income support program ⓘ means-tested benefit program ⓘ social welfare program ⓘ
administeredBy	Social Security Administration ⓘ
administeredThrough	local Social Security field offices ⓘ
ageDefinitionForChild	under age 18 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	SSI ⓘ
applicationMethod	in-person application ⓘ online disability application (partial) ⓘ telephone application ⓘ
benefitAdjustment	indexed to cost-of-living increases ⓘ
benefitPurpose	help pay for clothing ⓘ help pay for food ⓘ help pay for shelter ⓘ
benefitType	monthly cash payment ⓘ
benefitVariationFactor	countable income ⓘ living arrangements ⓘ state of residence ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
differentFrom	Social Security Disability Insurance ⓘ
disabilityStandardForAdults	inability to engage in substantial gainful activity ⓘ
disabilityStandardForChildren	marked and severe functional limitations ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion	U.S. citizenship or certain noncitizen status ⓘ age 65 or older, or blindness, or disability ⓘ limited income ⓘ limited resources ⓘ residency in the United States ⓘ
fundedBy	general tax revenues ⓘ
incomeCounted	earned income ⓘ unearned income ⓘ
isMeansTested	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Title XVI of the Social Security Act ⓘ
mayAffectEligibility	in-kind support and maintenance ⓘ
mayBeSupplementsBy	state supplementary payments ⓘ
notFundedBy	Social Security payroll taxes ⓘ linked to: Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes
overseenBy	U.S. Congress ⓘ linked to: United States Congress
paysTo	eligible adults ⓘ eligible children with disabilities ⓘ
programType	needs-based cash assistance ⓘ
provides	basic income support for necessities ⓘ federal cash benefit ⓘ
relatedTo	Social Security Disability Insurance ⓘ
replaced	state-run adult assistance programs ⓘ
resourceLimit	low personal assets threshold ⓘ
startYear	1974 ⓘ
subjectTo	federal income and resource rules ⓘ
targetPopulation	aged individuals ⓘ blind individuals ⓘ disabled individuals ⓘ low-income individuals ⓘ

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Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Social Security Administration → responsibleFor → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

United States Social Security system → excludesProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

United States Social Security system → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → createsProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → establishes → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

SSA → responsibleFor → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Disability Insurance → relatedTo → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Disability Insurance → differentFrom → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 → affectedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 → includesTitle → Title II—Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

PRWORA → containsTitle → Title II – Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

PRWORA → affectedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → affects → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → createdProgram → Supplemental Security Income program ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

SSI → fullName → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

United States House Committee on Ways and Means → overseesProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Lifeline program → federalAssistanceProgramLink → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Title XVI of the Social Security Act → establishes → Supplemental Security Income program ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

Title XVI of the Social Security Act → governs → Supplemental Security Income cash assistance ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

Title XVI of the Social Security Act → primaryProgramCreated → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Oregon ABLE Savings Plan → protectsEligibilityFor → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Public Law 104-193 → affectsProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security retirement benefits → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security → hasComponentProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted) → relatedToProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Subcommittee on Social Security → jurisdiction → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Administration → responsibleFor → Supplemental Security Income program ⓘ

subject linked to: social security administration

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

Survivors Insurance → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments → appliesToProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

CDRs → relatedTo → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Extra Help program → automaticEnrollmentFrom → Supplemental Security Income program ⓘ

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

Public Law 105-33 → affectsProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

20 CFR Part 416 → regulates → Supplemental Security Income program ⓘ

subject linked to: 20 CFR

linked to: Supplemental Security Income

Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

United States welfare state → hasComponentProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 → relatedProgram → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

Missouri ABLE savings program → protectsBenefit → Supplemental Security Income ⓘ

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