SSI benefits keep disabled people and seniors in poverty
SSI benefits keep disabled people and seniors in poverty KTVU's Tom Vacar reports. OAKLAND, Calif. - A congressional budget reconciliation bill, which is not supported by Republicans, could substantially improve the mess that millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients face daily by increasing benefits and updating how much money they can save. The program has caused many disabled people to live in forced poverty and in fear of getting a job or saving money. The supplemental benefits are meant to help elderly, blind and disabled people who struggle financially. But many disability e...
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