SSI is a living subsidy provided by the US government to low-and middle-income senior citizens. As long as their savings are within a fixed amount (US $ 2000 in California and US $ 1500 in Texas), and they have no other source of income, all seniors are eligible for this subsidy.
所謂 SSI，是一種美國政府對中低收入民眾的生活津貼，一般來說，台灣移民老人只要名下存款一直不超過一定的數額（在加州是二千美元，德州是一千五百美元），又沒有其他的收入來源，就可以請領。