The Social Security Administration recently updated its guidance on pandemic-related financial assistance to make it more clear that these funds do not count as a “Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance”
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Free Webinar: Improving Access to the Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
This webinar took place on Wednesday, June 8, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. The Social Security Administration (SSA) designed the application process for “Free Webinar: Improving Access to the Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits”
Aging is primarily a women’s issue: Women face longer lives, less retirement savings
Buffalo Toronto Public Media: Aging is primarily a women’s issue’ Women face longer lives, less retirement savings (April 1, 2022) Longer life spans mean women “Aging is primarily a women’s issue: Women face longer lives, less retirement savings”
Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options
Injustice Watch: Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options (March 31, 2022) Undocumented seniors who don’t have family to fall back on are “Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options”
Justice in Aging Receives $3 Million Gift from Mackenzie Scott Foundation
Justice in Aging, the only national legal organization focused on ending senior poverty and advancing equity for older adults, received a $3 million gift from “Justice in Aging Receives $3 Million Gift from Mackenzie Scott Foundation”
The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
KALW Radio, Your Call: The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs September 28, 2021 On “The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs”
Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents
Older adults are at the center of California’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Many older Californians living on low, fixed incomes are being forced to “Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents”
Thousands of Elderly and Disabled SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs
ElderLawAnswers: Thousands of Elderly and Disabled SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs: June 24, 2021 According to a joint report by the National Consumer “Thousands of Elderly and Disabled SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs”
Many Seniors Working Through the Pandemic Can’t Afford to Retire
KTVU Fox 2 Bay Area: Many Seniors Working Through the Pandemic Can’t Afford to Retire (April 26, 2021) Seniors who are too poor to retire “Many Seniors Working Through the Pandemic Can’t Afford to Retire”
Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to People Losing SSI Benefits
Thousands of extremely low-income older adults and people with disabilities have likely had their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits cut off erroneously, bringing many of “Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to People Losing SSI Benefits”
