EMPSA Act

Expands Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to cover certain adults age 18 or older with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It creates a clear eligibility pathway, explains how the monthly benefit is calculated, and sets special rules for how a married beneficiary’s spouse’s income and resources are counted.

The changes apply only to adults with these disabilities and add tailored income and resource counting rules within SSI. This is intended to make qualifying more consistent and accessible for eligible adults, including those who are married.