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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income: Vital Components of Our Waning Safety Net
(10/21/2014) Social Security, with its retirement, survivor and disability benefits, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program are more critical than ever for the financial security of millions of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens.
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Tagged disability benefits, retirement benefits, Social Security, SSI, survivor benefits
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WEBINAR: Social Security and SSI Post-DOMA: Changes for Same Gender Couples?
Free Webinar Series A year after the Supreme Court decision in United States v Windsor, federal agencies have been issuing rules that affect same sex couples regarding programs like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid. In this two-part … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Income Network Alert, Social Security, Social Security/SSI
Tagged Economic Security, Same Sex Marriage, SSI, Supplemental Security Income, Supreme Court
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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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Income Network Alert: NSCLC Joins Oregon Advocates to Stop Suspension of Social Security Payments
(4/15/2014) Thanks to a recent federal court order and the efforts of Disability Rights Oregon (DRO), Oregon Law Center (OLC) and the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), access to vital Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits have …
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Tagged 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.
Posted in Economic Security Litigation
Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, litigation, Social Security, SSI
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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.
