See how you'll always make more money each month with a job!
So easy to use: Just enter your Wage Statement amount and your current SSI amount, then click "Calculate" below—the calculator will do the rest! If you don't have a job now, use a Wage Statement (gross amount) that you think you could earn. For example, you could enter $600 for your Wage Statement.
Enter your Wage StatementThis is a breakdown of your earnings from a job during a specific pay period. It contains information such as gross wages, net pay (also called "take-home pay"), work hours, year-to-date earnings and deductions. New York State requires businesses to supply statements each time they pay employees.Wage Statement (gross amount) for the month.
Subtract the Earned Income Exclusion.
(This exclusion is a deduction for working.)
Subtract the General Income Exclusion.
(This exclusion is because you receive SSI.)
Check this box if you are 22 years of age or younger, regularly attend school, and earn less than $7,180.00 per year from your job.
The result is your Countable Earned IncomeThe money left after Social Security has subtracted all available deductions from your total income. Social Security uses this amount to decide your SSI eligibility and payment amounts.Countable Earned Income amount:
(This is what Social Security counts to determine your new SSI check.)
Divide your Countable Earned Income by 2:
This is your Total Countable Earned Income.
(This is the amount subtracted from your SSI check.)
Enter your current Supplemental Security Income (SSI)The money you receive each month through the SSI program, which makes cash-assistance payments to aged, blind and / or disabled people, including children, who have limited income and resources. SSI amount.
(This is how much you receive in your SSI check every month.)
Subtract the Total Countable Earned Income amount from your SSI
amount:
Your new SSI amount:
Your monthly Wage Statement amount:
Your new SSI amount:
Your New Total Income for the month:
(This amount will always be more than your SSI check.)