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Example 1

Trudy receives $100 a month in SSDI benefits and $1,005 a month in wages.

Step 1: Countable Unearned Income
$100 Unearned Income
- $20 General Income Exclusion
$80 Countable Unearned Income
Step 2: Countable Earned Income
$1,005 Earned Income
- $65 Earned Income Exclusion

$940
÷ 2
$470 Countable Earned Income
Step 3: Total Countable Income
$80 Countable Unearned Income
+ $470 Countable Unearned Income
$550 Total Countable Income
Step 4: Benefit
$1,233.94 California SSI Monthly Benefit Rate
- $550 Total Countable Income
$683.94 Monthly SSI Benefit

Example 2

Howard receives $1,005 a month in wages and has no unearned income.

Step 1: Countable Unearned Income
$0 Unearned Income
General Income Exclusion is applied to Earned Income
$0 Countable Unearned Income
Step 2: Countable Earned Income
$1,005 Earned Income
- $20 General Income Exclusion
- $65 Earned Income Exclusion
$920
÷ 2
$460 Countable Earned Income
Step 3: Total Countable Income
$0 Countable Unearned Income
+ $460 Countable Unearned Income
$460 Total Countable Income
Step 4: Benefit
$1,233.94 California SSI Monthly Benefit Rate
- $460 Total Countable Income
$773.94 Monthly SSI Benefit