Marketplace: Social Security Recipients to Get Their Biggest Cost-of-Living Raise in Over 40 Years (October 10, 2022) Ever since 1975, Social Security recipients have received “Social Security Recipients to Get Their Biggest Cost-of-Living Raise in Over 40 Years”
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Issue Brief Series: SSI Access
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is vital for extremely low-income people who cannot work due to age or disability. The maximum federal benefit is “Issue Brief Series: SSI Access”
Free Webinar: Federal Agency Equity Action Plans – What Do They Mean for Older Adults?
This webinar took place on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. Earlier this year, pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order “Free Webinar: Federal Agency Equity Action Plans – What Do They Mean for Older Adults?”
Why 3 million low-income Californians won’t get a gas rebate payment
ABC 10 News San Diego: Why 3 million low-income Californians won’t get a gas rebate payment (July 12, 2022) SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — About 23 “Why 3 million low-income Californians won’t get a gas rebate payment”
Some seniors and disabled people will miss out on new California state payments
Cal Matters: Some seniors and disabled people will miss out on new California state payments (July 11, 2022) Some 23 million Californians’ bank accounts will get a “Some seniors and disabled people will miss out on new California state payments”
Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance
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”
For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News
New York Times: For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News (February 28, 2022) The Covid pandemic has presented older Americans with plenty of grim news, “For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News”
Social Security Opens to Survivors of Same-Sex Couples Who Could Not Marry
New York Times: Social Security Opens to Survivors of Same-Sex Couples Who Could Not Marry (January 23, 2022) This case challenged a policy that limited “Social Security Opens to Survivors of Same-Sex Couples Who Could Not Marry”
New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes
Public News Service: New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes (October 5, 2021) Disability advocates and other groups are suing the federal government over “New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes”
Campos et. al. v. Kijakazi – Litigation
Filed September 16, 2021 in the United States District Court Eastern District of New York The Social Security Administration wrongfully reduced and discontinued SSI benefits “Campos et. al. v. Kijakazi – Litigation”
