Tag: SSI applications

Older sister hugs little brother by the neck, shoulders sitting

Child applications and awards for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) fell sharply at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Cumulative applications from April to September 2020 were about 30 percent lower than applications over the same period in 2019.  Yet the decline varied substantially across local areas.  In this paper, we explore the factors correlated wit…