Social Security

555 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Local phone number: (717) 782-3400, 9am-4pm M-F

Local TTY (717) 782-2240, 9am-4pm M-F

Toll-free 1-800-772-1213, 7am-7pm M-F

Toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, 7am-7pm M-F

SSI, or Supplemental Security Income, is a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to people in need. SSI is for people who are 65 or older, as well as for blind or disabled people of any age, including children.

To qualify you also must have little or no income and few resources. This means that the value of the things you own must be less than $2,000 if you are single or less than $3,000 if you are married. The value of your home does not count. Usually, the value of your car does not count.
Social Security makes payment under the SSI program to disabled children under 18 whose families have little income and resources. SSI payments are based on need rather than prior work and may be paid to children regardless whether a parent is retired, disabled, or has died.
A child under 18 is considered disabled if his or her physical or mental condition is so severe that it results in marked and severe functional limitations. The condition must last or be expected to last at least 12 months or be expected to result in the child’s death. And of course, the child must not be working at a job that we consider to be substantial work.
Social Security for Children