Bill > HR3763

This bill, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021, aims to update eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Key provisions include: increasing the general income exclusion, earned income exclusion, and resource limits for individuals and couples; basing SSI benefit amounts on the annual poverty guideline; excluding support and maintenance furnished in kind from being counted as income; excluding retirement accounts from resources; repealing the penalty for disposing of resources for less than fair market value; clarifying the treatment of certain state tax credits; eliminating dedicated accounts for certain past-due benefits; and extending the period of exclusion of certain payments from countable resources. The bill also modifies rules to determine marital relationships for the purposes of the SSI program, and all amendments take effect on January 1, 2022.