SSI Excludes Combat-Related Pay

Week of March 15, 2010

The Social Security Administration (SSI) is no longer considering combat-related military pay in determining whether spouses and children of servicemembers are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Social Security Administration also will not consider retroactive payments of certain military pay as resources for nine months following receipt. This change in the rules protects spouses and children of servicemembers serving in a combat zone from a reduction in or loss of benefits due to combat-related military pay. For more information, visit the Social Security Administration website at http://www.ssa.gov/.

(From the Association of the United States Army Family Programs Update for March 8, 2010 at http://www.ausa.org/programs/familyprograms/Documents/FPNewsletter3-8-2010.pdf and linked from the main AUSA Family Programs Update newspage at http://www.ausa.org/programs/familyprograms/Pages/default.aspx.)