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Talk Poverty Blog — Senior Poverty: Now You Know
In a blog for Talk Poverty.org, Kevin Prindiville writes: “So now you know: senior poverty is a real and growing problem in America. If you want to live in a society in which people can age in dignity and no … Continue reading
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Tagged Elderly Poor, Senior Poverty, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income
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Action Needed Now to End Elder Abuse Among the Poor
Most recently, the Labor/HHS Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, for the first time, $10 million for the Elder Justice Initiative. Let’s not let federal support for elder abuse prevention wither in another appropriations cycle. This must be the … Continue reading
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Tagged elder abuse, elder justice, Elderly Poor, poor seniors, Senior Poverty
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Policymakers Can Blunt the Sharp Impacts of Elder Poverty in America
By Kevin Prindiville (column from May/June 2014 Aging Today). There are a number of ways the National Senior Citizens Law Center believes policymakers can act to address elderly poverty and blunt its negative impact… Proposals to weaken the programs have … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Security, Elder Poverty, Elderly Poor, Social Security, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
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Burlingame v Colvin Update
In a March 28, 2014 press release, Disability Rights Oregon announces that Social Security Administration has confirmed that recipients will not lose benefits April 1 because of Safety Net issue.
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Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, litigation, Social Security, SSI
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Senior Poverty: Action Needed to Address a Growing Problem
Written statement from NSCLC to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on March 5, 2014 in which NSCLC recommends strengthening the safety net, improving SSI, increasing the availability of health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs … Continue reading
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Tagged Elderly Poor, Home and Community-based Services, long term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Senior Poverty, Social Security
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Senate Bill Updates SSI and Would Help Elderly Poor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 (S2089) was introduced today in the U.S. Senate by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The bill, championed by the National …
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Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
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ISSUE BRIEF: SSA’s Failure to Process SSI Appeals Requests
January 2014 — An issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center says that the Social Security Administration needs a uniform system in place to input and track appeals by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and to ensure that …
Posted in Alerts, Appeals Process, Income Network Alert, Reports, Supplemental Security Income
Tagged Elderly Poor, Social Security, SSI
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Seniors Remain on Frontlines in War on Poverty
By Kevin Prindiville The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty brings a welcome and much needed debate about how best to eradicate poverty in the world’s wealthiest country. Unfortunately, few commentators are focusing on how poverty impacts the lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Elderly Poor, Long Term Services and Supports, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, SSI
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SSI Restoration Act Policy Issue Brief
The SSI Policy Issue Brief outlines the background and highlights of both S.2089 and H.R.1601 which was introduced in the U.S. Senate in March 2014 and in the House of Representatives in April 2013.
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SSI Fact Sheet 2014
The SSI Fact Sheet shares updated information on the Supplemental Security Income program including the federal benefit rate, the resource limit, demographics and more.
