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2. Another part of the confusion is that the Social Security Administration administers the SSI program. It does

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 02:59 AM

Aug 8

provide income to some people with disabilities ... but not only to people with disabilities.

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi

SSI provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little or no income or resources.

A key difference is that SSDI is funded through payroll taxes (and to a small extent, income taxes on Social Security benefits), while SSI is funded by the Treasury's general revenues (mostly personal and corporate income taxes)

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Wow. Big mistake by Huffpost. Disability Income is SSDI and is part of Social Security. marybourg Aug 8 #1

Another part of the confusion is that the Social Security Administration administers the SSI program. It does progree Aug 8 #2

Yes. marybourg Aug 8 #3