Income and Asset Limits for SSI Disability Eligibility Please answer a few questions to help us determine your eligibility. < backforward > To qualify for SSI, you must have limited income and few assets. Social Security requires SSI recipients to have less than $2,000 in assets, for a single person, and $3,000 for a couple (not counting money in an ABLE account). The income limit is more complicated. The way Social Security counts income is different than the way we usually think of income. Countable income includes wages or any other kind of money you earn from working, plus money you get from other sources like unemployment, Social Security retirement, or gifts from friends, but also, free food or shelter. In addition, to encourage SSI recipients to work, Social Security excludes part of your income from its calculations. Whose Income Counts? The earned income exclusions mean that in 2023 a person can earn about $1,900/month and still qualify for SSI (though the monthly payment is reduced when you have countable income). The SSI income limit increases with the amount of the state supplement, so that individuals who are eligible for a higher monthly SSI amount because of a state supplement are also able to have more countable income and still qualify for SSI. high quality imitation bags