# 20 CFR § 416.1102: What is income?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 416.1102
- **Heading:** What is income?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED > Subpart K—Income > General

## Text

Income is anything that you receive in cash or in-kind that you can use to meet your needs for food or shelter. For purposes of this definition, income may be received actually or constructively. Income is received constructively, unless there are significant restrictions on your ability to receive it, if it is under your control or you can use it despite not actually receiving it. Sometimes income also includes more or less than you actually receive (see §§ 416.1110 and 416.1123(b)). In-kind income is not cash but is something else that you can use to meet your needs for food or shelter. Exception: Food is not included in the calculations of in-kind support and maintenance, which is a type of unearned income that we have special rules for valuing (see §§ 416.1130 through 416.1148).
[89 FR 21209, Mar. 27, 2024]

## Nearby sections

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- [20 CFR § 416.1110 § 416.1110 What is earned income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1110.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.1111 § 416.1111 How we count earned income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1111.md)
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- [20 CFR § 416.1120 § 416.1120 What is unearned income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1120.md)
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- [20 CFR § 416.1123 § 416.1123 How we count unearned income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1123.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.1124 § 416.1124 Unearned income we do not count.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1124.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.1130 § 416.1130 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1130.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.1131 § 416.1131 The one-third reduction rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.1131.md)

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