Social Security form explainer
SSA-8007: SSI living arrangements and in-kind support form
SSA-8007 is used by the Social Security Administration to document an SSI claimant's or recipient's statement about living arrangements and in-kind support and maintenance. SSA policy directs staff to use it for living-arrangement periods beginning September 30, 2024 or later. It is not a general form that everyone receiving SSI should download and mail.
Published Aug 10, 2026
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Quick answer
If SSA asks questions about who lives with you, who pays shelter expenses, or whether someone helps with rent, mortgage, or utilities, answer through the process SSA gives you. If your living situation changes, report the change through SSA's official SSI reporting channels rather than sending an unsolicited third-party copy of SSA-8007.
What SSA-8007 documents
SSA uses living-arrangement information to determine SSI eligibility and payment amounts. The development can include:
- Where the claimant or recipient lives.
- Who else lives in the household.
- Which household members pay shelter expenses.
- Whether another person provides shelter support.
- When a move or household change occurred.
- Information needed for an SSI application, redetermination, or post-eligibility review.
SSA's public guidance says living-arrangement, resource, marital-status, and household changes can affect SSI and should be reported.
Why September 30, 2024 matters
SSA changed its in-kind support and maintenance rules effective September 30, 2024. Food is no longer included in the ISM calculation, while shelter support can still affect the analysis. SSA's operating instructions say SSA-8007 replaces SSA-8006 for documenting living-arrangement periods starting on or after that date.
This does not mean every SSI recipient must file SSA-8007. It means SSA uses the newer form when the agency develops this issue for the applicable period.
Is SSA-8007 available as a public PDF?
SSA’s public forms catalog does not list SSA-8007 as a downloadable customer form, and PostalForm does not provide a substitute. Its instructions concern agency case processing. If SSA requests information or supplies paperwork, follow that case-specific request instead of relying on an unofficial form found online.
SSA's public forms catalog does not list SSA-8007 as a downloadable form. The controlling instructions appear in SSA's Program Operations Manual, which is written for agency case processing.
If an SSA employee gives you a form or asks for specific information, follow those case-specific instructions. Do not substitute an unofficial internet PDF for an SSA request.
How to report a living-arrangement change
Use SSA's official reporting guidance when:
- You move or your mailing address changes.
- Someone moves into or out of your household.
- Your marital status changes.
- The amount you pay toward shelter expenses changes.
- Someone starts or stops helping with rent, mortgage, utilities, or other shelter costs.
- You enter or leave a medical facility or another institution.
Keep a record of when you reported the change and any documents SSA asked you to provide.
Can PostalForm prepare SSA-8007?
PostalForm does not prepare or submit SSA-8007 because it belongs to SSA’s case-development process. Follow the agency’s instructions for your specific case. For a different task, check PostalForm’s published public SSA workflows and confirm that the selected form, signatures, and delivery requirements fit your situation.
No. PostalForm does not reproduce or submit SSA-8007 because it is part of SSA's case-development process. PostalForm supports selected public SSA forms when there is a published workflow and a clear customer submission path.
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FAQs
- What is SSA-8007?
- It is SSA's form for documenting a claimant's or recipient's statement about living arrangements and in-kind support and maintenance for applicable periods starting September 30, 2024.
- Do I need to file SSA-8007 every year?
- Not as a general annual filing. SSA uses it when developing living-arrangement and shelter-support information for an application, redetermination, or other case action.
- Does food count as in-kind support and maintenance?
- SSA says food is no longer included in ISM calculations for the rules effective September 30, 2024. Shelter support remains relevant.
- Where should I mail SSA-8007?
- Follow the instructions from the SSA office handling your claim. SSA does not publish a single general mailing route for the public to send unsolicited SSA-8007 forms.
Ready to get started?
Report a relevant change through SSA and follow the instructions from the office handling your case. Do not mail an unofficial SSA-8007 to a guessed address.