# What is Social Security Insurance (SSI)? | Open 24/7 For SSI, it is a welfare based benefit. Therefore, it is really going to look at what your means are, and how much money you have. If you have too much, then you are not eligible because it’s a welfare based benefit. But, if you are near the poverty line, then society is going to help you, recognizing you are disabled, and it could provide you with benefits. Social Security Disability Blog Posts: [![Work Attempts, Medical Treatment, and SSD](https://www.shookandstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/social-security-disability-300x169.jpg)](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/work-attempts-medical-treatment-and-ssd/) [Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/category/social-security-disability/) | May 1 2021 ### [Work Attempts, Medical Treatment, and SSD](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/work-attempts-medical-treatment-and-ssd/) [READ POST](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/work-attempts-medical-treatment-and-ssd/) [![Tips for Filing for Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iStock-1348084731-300x200.jpg)](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/tips-for-filing-for-social-security-disability/) [Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/category/social-security-disability/) | December 29 2023 ### [Tips for Filing for Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/tips-for-filing-for-social-security-disability/) [READ POST](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/tips-for-filing-for-social-security-disability/) [![Newly Proposed Legislation to Increase SSD Benefit Amounts](https://www.shookandstone.com/wp-content/themes/shook-and-stone-redesign/assets/app/img/default.webp)](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/newly-proposed-legislation-to-increase-ssd-benefit-amounts/) [Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/category/social-security-disability/) | October 28 2021 ### [Newly Proposed Legislation to Increase SSD Benefit Amounts](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/newly-proposed-legislation-to-increase-ssd-benefit-amounts/) [READ POST](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/newly-proposed-legislation-to-increase-ssd-benefit-amounts/) [![2023 Social Security Benefits Rate Increase](https://www.shookandstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ssdi-300x200.jpg)](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/2023-social-security-benefits-rate-increase/) [Social Security Disability](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/category/social-security-disability/) | October 12 2022 ### [2023 Social Security Benefits Rate Increase](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/2023-social-security-benefits-rate-increase/) [READ POST](https://www.shookandstone.com/blog/2023-social-security-benefits-rate-increase/) --- Source: https://www.shookandstone.com/videos/what-is-social-security-insurance-ssi/