WASHINGTON – Kilolo Kijakazi, acting commissioner of Social Security Administration, announced that the agency has expanded its outreach to people in critical need of financial help who may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income.

SSI provides monthly payments to adults age 65 and older or to other adults – and children – with a disability or blindness who have limited income and financial resources. SSI helps pay for basic needs like rent, food, clothing and medicine.

“Helping eligible people access critical benefits, including SSI, is part of Social Security’s core mission,...