Congress Overlooks Bill Meant to Up SSI Recipient Asset Cap
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Three Changes You Must Report as an SSI Recipient
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Social Security Disability Benefits to Rise for 2023
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Most Who Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Are Rejected; What Can You Do to Improve Your Chances?
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In 2022, Social Security Disability Recipients Will See the Biggest Increase in Four Decades
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The year was 1983: The U.S. invaded Grenada. A gallon of gas cost 96 cents. Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" video premiered. That year was also the last time that recipients of Social Security disability benefits saw a cost-of-living increase steeper than the one just announced for 2022. This year, b
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Closing of Social Security Field Offices Disrupted SSI Benefits for Thousands, Lawsuit Charges
Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) might describe it as an open-and-shut case. When the SSA closed its field
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Senate Holds Historic Hearing on ‘Woefully Outdated’ SSI Program That Traps Millions in Poverty
At a September 21 hearing on “Policy Options for Improving SSI,” a Senate subcommittee heard sometimes searing testimony that the Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) program is in desperate need of updating. “While the program used to be the most successful anti-poverty program for disabl
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Pandemic Payments Now Won’t Affect SSI Benefits or Eligibility at All
Pandemic-related financial assistance will no longer affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or the benefit amount, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced. The assistance includes a long list of pandemic payments, ranging from COVID-19 relief che
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