SSI in Pennsylvania
The 2026 federal SSI payment for one person is $994 a month. The simplified unearned-income screen for one person is $1,014 a month. Pennsylvania uses those federal amounts on this page. Resources are not collected, and the page says so. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Who is near the 2026 SSI income screen? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in Pennsylvania, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in Pennsylvania is $471: Philadelphia at $1,860 and Pittsburgh at $1,389.
Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07%. Combined state and local sales tax is 6.3%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.16%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is unlikely for SSI. Unlikely — SSI needs age 65 or a disability.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania
Last checked: October 15, 2026
Sources
What changed
- October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
- January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.
Other programs in Pennsylvania
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- State programs
Large metros in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 2-bedroom FMR $1,860
- Pittsburgh, PA · 2-bedroom FMR $1,389
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · 2-bedroom FMR $1,839
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · 2-bedroom FMR $1,598