Social Security recently paid more than $1.1 million to 400 people with terminal diseases, according to an underutilized Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provision. SSI benefits those with limited income and resources who have a visual impairment, handicap, or are 65 or older. 400 persons were authorized for SSI owing to terminal illnesses that prevent them from working. The conditions include chronic heart failure, renal disease, leukemia, and other malignancies.