SSI in Alaska
Who is near the 2026 SSI income screen? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $41,250 for a household of four in Alaska, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
Alaska has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.
Alaska has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 1.8%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.06%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 116 percent of the $41,250 poverty guideline and is unlikely for SSI. Unlikely — SSI needs age 65 or a disability.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $27,531 | $36,908 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $37,329 | $50,043 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $47,127 | $63,178 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $56,925 | $76,313 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 116 percent of the poverty guideline in Alaska. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
SSI
UnlikelyUnlikely — SSI needs age 65 or a disability
- Supplemental Security Income is for people who are 65 or older, blind, or disabled, and who have limited income and resources.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Alaska
Other programs in Alaska
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- State programs