Income Exclusions in the Supplemental Security Income Program

These proposed supplemental security income (SSI) regulations update existing regulations to reflect the statutory amendment of the exclusion from income of Alaska Longevity Bonus (ALB) payments. They also update existing regulations to reflect the statutory exclusion from income of hostile fire pay received by an SSI claimant or recipient and reflect the current operating procedure of excluding hostile fire pay when determining the countable income of an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent. In addition, they update existing regulations to reflect the current operating procedure of excluding impairment-related work expenses, interest on excluded burial funds, appreciation in the value of excluded burial arrangements, and interest on the value of excluded burial space purchase agreements, when determining the countable income of an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent.