You can report your change online at or by calling toll free at 1-800-772-1213. If you receive SSI, you should ask about our options to use the automated toll-free SSI Telephone Wage Reporting Service or the free SSI Mobile Wage Reporting Smartphone app.

How do I update my SSI income?

You may call us at 1-800-772-1213. Or you may call, visit, or write your local Social Security office. Social Security also offers a toll-free automated wage reporting telephone system and a mobile wage reporting application. You may also use my Social Security to report wages online.

When should I report changes to SSI?

WHEN DO YOU NEED TO REPORT? Report any changes that may affect your SSI as soon as possible and no later than 10 days after the end of the month in which the change occurred.

How do I report SSI misuse?

Do you suspect someone of committing fraud, waste, or abuse against Social Security? You can contact the Office of the Inspector General’s fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271 or submit a report online at

Do you report SSI on taxes?

Social security benefits include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits. They don’t include supplemental security income (SSI) payments, which aren’t taxable. You report the taxable portion of your social security benefits on line 6b of Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR.

Can SSI be taken away?

Social Security disability benefits are rarely terminated due to medical improvement, but SSI recipients can lose their benefits if they have too much income or assets. Although it is rare, there are circumstances under which the Social Security Administration (SSA) can end a person’s disability benefits.

What is misuse of SSI?

Misuse occurs when a representative payee converts Social Security and/or SSI payments for purposes other than the “use and benefit” of the beneficiary or for certain legal dependents of the beneficiary after the beneficiary’s current and reasonably foreseeable needs are met as explained in 1617.2.

What form is SSI reported on?

SSA-1099
An SSA-1099 is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from Social Security in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to IRS on your tax return.

How to report a change in Social Security benefits?

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs based program so a change in your income, assets and living arrangement can affect your benefits and it must be reported. You can call your local Social Security office. Look for the general inquiry telephone number at the Social Security Office Locator.

What kind of income is required to be reported to SSI?

change in earned and unearned income, including a change in wages or net earnings from self-employment, including your spouse’s income if you are married and living together, and parents’ income if applying for a child;

Where do I go to report my Social Security number?

Mail the information to your local Social Security office or in person if you prefer. If you receive SSI, you should ask about our options to use the automated toll-free SSI Telephone Wage Reporting Service or the free SSI Mobile Wage Reporting Smartphone app.

When do you have to report your SSI payments?

Beginning on page 14, you’ll see examples of how your earnings affect your SSI payments. When your other income goes up, your SSI payments usually go down. If you receive SSI, you must tell us right away when you start working, and you must report your earnings each month. This will help us avoid overpayments and underpayments.