Especially since payment is anonymous.

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

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.

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.

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.

Been donating for 3 years, does not get reported.