The article reports on the reports on the call of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown with the bill Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 to increase the resource limits and income exclusions for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the U.S. from $2,000 to $10,000....
Because the program’s income and resource limits are so restrictive, it pays to know about its basics. Do your research before deciding whether it is right for you or your family member. Qualifying for Supplemental Security Income SSI recipients must be disabled, blind, or over age 65. This...
This study found that the resource levels of most SSI recipients were well below the 1987 limits. A majority of SSI recipients had less than +100 in countable resources, and only about 12 percent of SSI recipients had more than +1,000 of resources. These low levels of resources ensure ...
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.81Providing benefits to eligible youth upon leaving care could ease the transition to adulthood for these youth at a time when they are expected to become financially independent. According to advocates, the resource limits for SSI eligibility of $2,000 may discourage youth leaving foster care ...
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assistance programs but meet the categorical standards and have income and resources within specified medically needy limits established by the states. The income limits here can be as high as 133 and 1/3% of the corresponding AFDC payment standard (in effect on July 16, 1996, or as subsequentl...
The environmental goods and services industry consists of the activities that generate products and services to monitor, avoid, restrict, reduce, or repair environmental risk and decrease non-renewable energy resource usage. Although the environmental goods industry does not exist in many countries, main...
(TANF), which established time limits on the receipt of benefits and conditioned cash aid on participation in work activities. States continue to make key decisions regarding eligibility and benefit levels under TANF, and have the added flexibility to use funds for noncash services. (In fact, ...
The report includes two tax-transfer programs, the EITC for low-income workers with children and the child tax credit. The EITC reduces the taxes of working families with gross income below specified limits and makes direct payments ("refunds") to those whose income is below the tax threshold...