The Supplemental Security Income was supervised by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In 1972, Congress created SSI to replace the patchwork system of federal grants to states for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled. These grants “intended to supplement the incomes of individuals who were ineligible for Social Security or whose benefits could not provide a basic living”(Introduction to the Supplemental..). Therefore, it have been proven to helps those people that qualify for the programs ever since it was launched in 1974. The purpose of this program is to help people whose does not have enough benefits for providing a living. For applicants to qualify, they must be old or have disability and have little income and a few assets. These
