Tag: families

There’s growing discussion of “social” housing as part of the solution to the ongoing housing crisis. While it can have various meanings, social housing is essentially public or subsidized housing that often comes with services. It is the mainstay of housing in Vienna, which is often rated the most livable city in the world. Unlike much of the subsidized housing…

The families of more than 1 million children and teenagers with serious physical and intellectual disabilities are receiving Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. But a 1996 reform made it harder to keep those benefits when the child turns 18. The 18-year-olds who don’t meet the tougher requirement for eligibility lose not only SSI’s monthly cas…