A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase the level of the supplemental security income benefits payable thereunder, to provide that an individual's resources shall no longer be taken into account in determining his or her eligibility for such benefits, and to make other improvements with respect to the determination of such benefits.
Comprehensive Supplemental Security Income Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to provide that only those individuals below the poverty threshold (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services according to specified criteria) will be considered eligible for SSI.
Provides that benefits shall be payable at a rate equal to the threshold.
Provides that an individual's resources shall no longer be taken into account in determining benefit eligibility.
Increases: (1) income exclusions for purposes of determining eligibility based on income; and (2) benefits for individuals in certain medical institutions. Makes cost-of-living adjustments applicable to income exclusions.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
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