Considerations for Youth

Quick Quiz

Question 1:

SSI’s Student Earned Income Exclusion is available to any qualifying student age 25 or under who regularly attends school.

Answer: False

Question 2:

2. If a youth meets the age and school attendance requirements, they can earn up to $2,290 gross for any month of 2024 and all their wages will be excluded by the SSI program.

Answer: True

Question 3:

The SEIE is available to youth homeschooled by choice in grades 7–12 so long as the instruction meets the homeschool laws of the student’s state of residence and all other SEIE requirements are met.

Answer: True

Question 4:

A student who is attending courses of study through an online program is eligible for the SEIE only if the courses are offered through a college or university.

Answer: False

Question 5:

To qualify for the SEIE while employed during the summer, a youth must have regularly attended school before the break and tell the SSI program that they intend to attend school when it resumes after the break.

Answer: True

Question 6:

The SEIE regularly attending school requirement can be met by attending a vocational training program that is designed to prepare a person for a job.

Answer: True