---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 408.105"
title: "20"
number: "408.105"
heading: "Purpose and administration of the program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/408.105"
---

# §408.105. Purpose and administration of the program.


The purpose of the title VIII program is to assure a basic income level for certain veterans who are entitled to supplemental security income (SSI) and who want to leave the United States to live abroad. The title VIII program is administered by the Social Security Administration.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 801-813 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1001-1013).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.