[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR416.203]

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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.  416.203  Initial determinations of SSI eligibility.

    (a) What happens when you apply for SSI benefits. When you apply for 
SSI benefits we will ask you for documents and any other information we 
need to make sure you meet all the requirements. We will ask for 
information about your income and resources and about other eligibility 
requirements and you must answer completely. We will help you get any 
documents you need but do not have.
    (b) How we determine your eligibility for SSI benefits. We determine 
that you are eligible for SSI benefits for a given month if you meet the 
requirements in Sec.  416.202 in that month. However, you cannot become 
eligible for payment of SSI benefits until the month after the month in 
which you first become eligible for SSI benefits (see Sec.  416.501). In 
addition, we usually determine the amount of your SSI benefits for a 
month based on your income in an earlier month (see Sec.  416.420). 
Thus, it is possible for you to meet the eligibility requirements in a 
given month but receive no benefit payment for that month.

[47 FR 3103, Jan. 22, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 48570, Nov. 26, 1985; 64 
FR 31972, June 15, 1999]