Accessible van fundraiser
Friends raised $6,000 for an accessible van conversion.
Sample household: Maya, 29, lives on her own, has an ABLE account and $1,240 in savings. Her full SSI check is $994 in 2026, $1,029 from January 2027.
The input
- Van conversion fundraiser from Fundraiser$6,000Cash to her, 2026-04-10
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The result
Her check in June 2026
$0
Pay the shop directly
$994
Cash counts as income. $6,000 minus $80 in exclusions leaves $5,920 counted in April, so her June 2026 check would be $0. Paying the shop directly keeps her June 2026 check at $994. Kept as cash, her savings would be $7,240 on the 1st, over the limit.
The rules behind this
- 20 CFR 416.1121: types of unearned income, including gifts
- POMS SI 00830.520: Gifts
- POMS SI 00810.410: Infrequent or Irregular Income Exclusion
- POMS SI 00810.420: $20 General Income Exclusion
- POMS SI 02005.001: Retrospective monthly accounting
- POMS SI 01110.003: Resource limits
- POMS SI 01110.600: When income becomes a resource