
Finance
Supplemental Security Income Program For Low-income
- Marley Shelton
- November 25, 2020
- Supplemental Security Income Program
The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides monthly cash assistance to individuals who are handicapped, blind, or older and have very little income and few assets. Back in December 2013, nearly 8.4 million people collected SSI benefits (see Figure 1). For almost three-fifths of recipients, SSI represents their sole source of revenue. Congress made […]
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