Washington, DC—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 “Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to Low-Income People Losing Vital SSI Benefits”
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Pandemic Creates Challenges for People Applying for SSI Benefits
Scripps National News: Pandemic Creates Challenges for People Applying for SSI Benefits (March 4, 2021) In this broadcast news segment, Senior Staff Attorney Kate Lang “Pandemic Creates Challenges for People Applying for SSI Benefits”
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”
Justice in Aging’s Letter to California’s Governor Elect Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom, California’s new governor, will begin his term among a growing crisis of senior poverty in the state. It will be critical that the “Justice in Aging’s Letter to California’s Governor Elect Gavin Newsom”
Justice in Aging’s Statement on Passage of the Tax Bill
December 20, 2017-Today, the House and Senate passed their destructive tax bill on a purely partisan basis. The tax bill provides an enormous tax break “Justice in Aging’s Statement on Passage of the Tax Bill”
Justice in Aging Launches New Bay Area Project with Two New Attorneys
Oakland, CA – Justice in Aging is pleased to announce a new outreach, education and advocacy project in the San Francisco Bay Area that will “Justice in Aging Launches New Bay Area Project with Two New Attorneys”
How to End Homelessness – Ask the Experts
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How SSA Can Improve the Representative Payee Program to Protect Vulnerable Seniors
Social Security’s Representative Payee Program is crucial to protecting the resources and economic security of vulnerable older adults who cannot manage their own finances. It “How SSA Can Improve the Representative Payee Program to Protect Vulnerable Seniors”
Times are Changing: Needs of Low-Income Seniors in the Spotlight
Recently there has been a groundswell of media, academic, and pundit attention on the issue of senior poverty. From the New York Times, the The “Times are Changing: Needs of Low-Income Seniors in the Spotlight”
Governor’s Budget is a Start But Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Poor Seniors
In releasing his proposed budget today, Governor Brown recognized that too many seniors and people with disabilities living in our communities are living in poverty. “Governor’s Budget is a Start But Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Poor Seniors”