{"id":20244,"date":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T16:18:28","slug":"is-supplemental-security-income-taxable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/","title":{"rendered":"I have a question about SSI taxable income. Is supplemental security income taxable?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ssiSupplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal income supplementation program funded by federal tax revenues created to aid to aged, blind, and disabled people with limited income. It provides money for these populations to meet basic needs like shelter and food.<\/p>\n

Is supplemental security income taxable?<\/h2>\n

When asking the question, \u201cIs supplemental security income taxable?\u201d the answer is: no, supplemental security income (SSI) payments aren\u2019t taxable. They\u2019re also not considered earned income<\/a> for Earned Income Credit<\/a> (EIC) purposes.<\/p>\n

Words of caution for SSI taxable income<\/h2>\n

For dependency exemptions, SSI payments used for support are treated as support a third party provides.<\/p>\n

Need more tax support?<\/h2>\n

When it comes to taxes, you have many things to consider. While SSI income isn\u2019t taxable, other federally sponsored programs are and will impact your tax outcome. H&R Block is here to help find the right tax filing options<\/a> for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal income supplementation program funded by federal tax revenues created to aid to aged, blind, and disabled people with limited income. It provides money for these populations to meet basic needs like shelter and food. Is supplemental security income taxable? When asking the question, \u201cIs supplemental security income taxable?\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-income","category-retirement-income"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Is Supplemental Security Income Taxable? | H&R Block<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I have a question about SSI taxable income. Is supplemental security income taxable?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-07T16:18:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HRBlock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hrblock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/\",\"name\":\"Is Supplemental Security Income Taxable? | H&R Block\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-07T16:18:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf\"},\"description\":\"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":334,\"caption\":\"ssi supplemental security income\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"I have a question about SSI taxable income. Is supplemental security income taxable?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/\",\"name\":\"H&R Block\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf\",\"name\":\"H&R Block\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg\",\"caption\":\"H&R Block\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/hrblock.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/HRBlock\"]}]}<\/script>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Supplemental Security Income Taxable? | H&R Block","description":"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"I have a question about SSI taxable income. Is supplemental security income taxable?","og_description":"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","og_url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/","og_site_name":"H&R Block","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","article_published_time":"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-07T16:18:28+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income-300x200.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"H&R Block","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HRBlock","twitter_site":"@hrblock","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"H&R Block","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/","url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/","name":"Is Supplemental Security Income Taxable? | H&R Block","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-07T16:18:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf"},"description":"Should you count supplemental security income as taxable income? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ssi-supplemental-security-income.jpg","width":500,"height":334,"caption":"ssi supplemental security income"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/income\/retirement-income\/is-supplemental-security-income-taxable\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"I have a question about SSI taxable income. Is supplemental security income taxable?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/","name":"H&R Block","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf","name":"H&R Block","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg","caption":"H&R Block"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hrblock.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","https:\/\/x.com\/HRBlock"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}