Each year Congress establishes a Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). The dollar amount of the
FBR is the maximum amount an individual adult eligible for SSI can receive. This is a monthly
figure. An individual’s income or the child’s family income, both earned and unearned, as well
as their living situation, can affect the maximum amount and cause adjustments to that figure.
Each situation is considered individually, but the maximum rate cannot be exceeded.