We can help you get the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) you desserve.
Navigating financial hardship due to age, disability, or limited income? SSI provides monthly payments to help cover basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter. Let us help you understand your eligibility and guide you.
Do I Qualify?
SSI Qualification Requirements
Hearing Information
Telephone Hearings (In-Home or Office)
F.A.Q.s
Frequently Asked Questions
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is similar to Social Security Disability (SSD) but it is geared to help people that have little or no income and are disabled or elderly.
The medical requirements for SSI and SSDI are the same. If you are medically disabled for one you are medically disabled for the other.
So, if you aren’t covered for SSDI because you haven’t paid enough into Social Security or you haven’t paid enough recently you still might be eligible for SSI.
Hearing Information
Remote Telephone Hearings
Attend your court hearing by telephone and in the comfort of your own home. Telephone hearings save time, eliminate travel, and make it easier to participate in legal proceedings without the stress of going to court in person.
If you are denied disability on your application and again after appealing that denial you have the right to ask for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Most of those hearings are conducted by video.
Danville Office Telephone Hearings
We are recognized as a dedicated hearing site by the Social Security Administration. If you would like to hold your hearing by telephone in our office that option is available.
Video Hearings
If you are denied disability on your application and again after appealing that denial you have the right to ask for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Most of those hearings are conducted by video.
There are video hearing sites at the Danville, Champaign, Decatur and Kankakee Social Security offices. In Springfield the hearings are conducted in the basement of the Federal building.
Frequently Asked Questions
Eligibility is based on age (65 or older), disability or blindness, and strict income/resource limits. U.S. citizenship or legal residency and living in the U.S. are also required.
SSI is need-based and funded by general tax revenues, not work credits. SSDI, on the other hand, is based on your work history and Social Security contributions.
The federal benefit rate is adjusted annually. The exact amount you receive depends on your income, living arrangements, and state supplements (if applicable).
You can apply online, by phone, or by scheduling an appointment with your local Social Security office. Providing accurate documentation of your income, resources, and medical conditions is essential.