Tag: SSI
U.S. house prices and rents have been rising for decades, interrupted only by the Great Recession. Rising costs have increased the already considerable burden on low-income people to pay for housing. In 1985, for example, single people who received cash assistance from the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program were paying half of their budgets…
The Supplemental Security Income program supports more than 1 million disabled children nationwide. Poor and low-income families receive monthly cash payments of up to $943 to help with their care. In most states, automatic Medicaid eligibility for the child is part of the SSI package. New research finds that the pandemic disrupted a natural chann…
