Property Essential
to Self Support (PESS)
for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
Recipients :
Property Essential
to Self Support (PESS)
is a Social Security
provision which
allows individuals
to exclude certain
property from
resources
that are necessary
for their means of
self-support.
How it helps you:
If you are receiving
SSI benefits and:
-
Own properties
or equipment
that you use in
your job,
-
Own property
that provides
income,
-
Own property
that you use to
provide goods to
feed your
household,
Tell your Social
Security
Administration
claims
representative how
this helps you earn
money.
How it works:
Social Security will
not count some of
the following
property:
-
The full value
of tools or
equipment used
for trade or
business. i.e.
(carpenter
tools, mechanic
tools,
computers,
wheelchairs, or
inventory used
for a trade or
business),
-
certain amounts
of the value of
non-business
properties that
are used to
produce goods,
(i.e., land used
to produce
vegetables or
livestock,
solely for the
consumption by
the individual’s
own household),
-
up to $6,000 of
non-business
income-producing
properties;
check with your
SSA claims
representative
to see if this
applies to you.
