No no no, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is from the general tax fund - it is NOT from the Social Security trust fund. Even the video says SSI, not Social Security.
Per Social Security Website:
SSI is financed by general funds of the U.S. Treasury--personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and other taxes. Social Security taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) do not fund the SSI program.
It's a common mistake because the Social Security Administration handles both SSI and Social Security benefits, and the acronyms sound very similar: SSI, SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and SDI (State Disablity Insurance), for example.
What's HR 7691? https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7691
Summary: This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including [...] the Department of the Treasury.
There's your answer - how the Ukrainian refugees can get SSI checks.
No no no, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is from the general tax fund - it is NOT from the Social Security trust fund. Even the video says SSI, not Social Security.
Per Social Security Website:
SSI is financed by general funds of the U.S. Treasury--personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and other taxes. Social Security taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) do not fund the SSI program.
It's a common mistake because the Social Security Administration handles both SSI and Social Security benefits, and the acronyms sound very similar: SSI, SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and SDI (State Disablity Insurance), for example.
What's HR 7691? https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7691
Summary: This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including [...] the Department of the Treasury.
There's your answer - how the refugees can get SSI checks.
No no no, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is from the general tax fund - it is NOT from the Social Security trust fund. Even the video says SSI, not Social Security.
Per Social Security Website:
SSI is financed by general funds of the U.S. Treasury--personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and other taxes. Social Security taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) do not fund the SSI program.
It's a common mistake because the Social Security Administration handles both SSI and Social Security benefits, and the acronyms sound very similar: SSI, SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and SDI State Disablity Insurance), for example.
What's HR 7691? https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7691
Summary: This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including [...] the Department of the Treasury.
There's your answer - how the refugees can get SSI checks.
No no no, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is from general tax fund - it is NOT from the Social Security trust fund. Even the video says SSI, not Social Security.
Per Social Security Website:
SSI is financed by general funds of the U.S. Treasury--personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and other taxes. Social Security taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) do not fund the SSI program.
It's a common mistake because the Social Security Administration handles both SSI and Social Security benefits, and the acronyms sound very similar: SSI, SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and SDI State Disablity Insurance), for example.
What's HR 7691? https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7691
Summary: This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including [...] the Department of the Treasury.
There's your answer - how the refugees can get SSI checks.
No no no, SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is from general tax fund - it is NOT from the Social Security trust fund. Even the video says SSI, not Social Security.
Per Social Security Website:
SSI is financed by general funds of the U.S. Treasury--personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and other taxes. Social Security taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) do not fund the SSI program.
It's a common mistake.
What's HR 7691? https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7691
Summary: This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including [...] the Department of the Treasury.
There's your answer - how the refugees can get SSI checks.