[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR416.202]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 416_SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B_Eligibility
 
Sec. 416.202  Who may get SSI benefits.

    You are eligible for SSI benefits if you meet all of the following 
requirements:
    (a) You are--
    (1) Aged 65 or older (subpart H);
    (2) Blind (subpart I); or
    (3) Disabled (subpart I).
    (b) You are a resident of the United States (Sec. 416.1603), and--
    (1) A citizen or a national of the United States (Sec. 416.1610);
    (2) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
States (Sec. 416.1615);
    (3) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color 
of law (Sec. 416.1618); or
    (4) A child of armed forces personnel living overseas as described 
in Sec. 416.216.
    (c) You do not have more income than is permitted (subparts K and 
D).
    (d) You do not have more resources than are permitted (subpart L).
    (e) You are disabled, drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing 
factor material to the determination of disability (see Sec. 416.935), 
and you have not previously received a total of 36 months of Social 
Security benefit payments when appropriate treatment was available or 36 
months of SSI benefits on the basis of disability where drug addiction 
or alcoholism was a contributing factor material to the determination of 
disability.
    (f) You are not--
    (1) Fleeing to avoid prosecution for a crime, or an attempt to 
commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from which 
you flee (or which, in the case of the State of New Jersey, is a high 
misdemeanor under the laws of that State);
    (2) Fleeing to avoid custody or confinement after conviction for a 
crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws 
of the place from which you flee (or which, in the case of the State of 
New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of that State); or
    (3) Violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under 
Federal or State law.

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    (g) You file an application for SSI benefits (subpart C).

[47 FR 3103, Jan. 22, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 4897, Jan. 19, 1993; 60 
FR 8149, Feb. 10, 1995; 61 FR 10277, Mar. 13, 1996; 65 FR 40495, June 
30, 2000]