Supplementary Security Income and Plasma Donation

[duffyduff]

I was wondering if anybody here knows if plasma donations, which aren't paid by check and no 1099 sent at the end of the tax year but instead are paid via a card for cash payout, affect a monthly SSI check amount. In other words, whether this amount is considered like a wage from a job and is supposed to be reported to Social Security so they can recalculate the monthly benefit. I have looked all over the internet, including the Social Security website, and I can't find anything at all.

Thank you in advance.

[customerserviceguy]

1. I wouldn't worry about it

Especially since payment is anonymous.

Besides, this isn't getting paid for "work", it's just selling something you own.

[ozone82]

2. I Am Disabled....

And on SSI, and I donate plasma twice a week. It is not reported to the government by CSL, nor have I told the state or the feds. Depending on the state you are in, you can lose some, or all benefits if it is reported. Only close friends know I donate, safer that way.

[duffyduff]

3. Thank you both for the response.

You would think that if it had to be reported for SSI, it would be in the SS brochures and such. I know in some states that have disability benefits that supplement SSI, they do require disclosure. Oregon doesn't have the disability benefits.

My brother donates to CSL, and I have never seen any kind of reporting done there.

I had to really look to find information on it, and I found nothing that pertained to SSI.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Are you sure they don't send a 1099?

The place that does plasma donation here requires your Social Security Card or a taxpayer ID if you aren't a US citizen. That makes me think that I will get a 1099 at the end of the year.

[ozone82]

5. Nope...

Been donating for 3 years, does not get reported.