Tampa Bay Times: Tampa Bay’s Older Workers Among Those Struggling to Stay Afloat, Save for Retirement (December 22, 2020) During the pandemic workers 55 and “Tampa Bay’s Older Workers Among Those Struggling to Stay Afloat, Save for Retirement”
Category: Supplemental Security Income
Poorest Americans Have the Most Difficulty Accessing Stimulus Checks
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, Poorest Americans Have the Most Difficulty Accessing Stimulus Checks (June 24, 2020) For millions of people who weren’t required to “Poorest Americans Have the Most Difficulty Accessing Stimulus Checks”
Free Webcast: Obtaining Economic Impact Payments for Low-Income Clients
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is distributing economic impact payments to individuals in the United States. This webcast, Obtaining Economic Impact Payments “Free Webcast: Obtaining Economic Impact Payments for Low-Income Clients”
California’s Master Plan For Aging: Increase Income for Seniors and People with Disabilities who Receive SSI/SSP
California has committed to developing a Master Plan for Aging in order to meet the needs of older adults today and for generations to come. “California’s Master Plan For Aging: Increase Income for Seniors and People with Disabilities who Receive SSI/SSP”
Trump Administration Proposes Social Security Rule Changes that Could Cut off Thousands of Disabled Recipients
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump Administration Proposes Social Security Rule Changes that Could Cut off Thousands of Disabled Recipients (December 12, 2019) The Trump administration is “Trump Administration Proposes Social Security Rule Changes that Could Cut off Thousands of Disabled Recipients”
Benefits on the Line
The American Prospect: Benefits on the Line (June 19, 2019) The Trump Administration has proposed to change how inflation is calculated, moving from the Consumer “Benefits on the Line”
Fact Sheet: Seniors and People with Disabilities Who Receive SSI Can Apply for CalFresh in Summer 2019
Due in part to advocacy from groups like Californians for SSI, the 2018-2019 state budget included a policy change allowing California seniors and people with “Fact Sheet: Seniors and People with Disabilities Who Receive SSI Can Apply for CalFresh in Summer 2019”
Report: Older Women & Poverty
Because of structural inequities that impact women more than men, a significant percentage of older women are struggling to stay out of poverty. There are “Report: Older Women & Poverty”
WEBINAR: Advanced Webinar- Understanding the SSI Transfer Penalty
When: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program has many complicated financial eligibility rules, “WEBINAR: Advanced Webinar- Understanding the SSI Transfer Penalty”
Supporting Older Americans’ Basic Needs: Health Care, Income, Housing and Food
Older adults and their families strive each day to pay for health care and medicine, keep food on the table, have a roof over their “Supporting Older Americans’ Basic Needs: Health Care, Income, Housing and Food”