Imagine you are one of the 8 million Americans who qualify for SSI benefits – supplemental security income that provides relief to those with limited resources, income, or a disability. You’ve worked hard your entire life, and now, through no fault of your own, you cannot meet even your basic needs to stay afloat. For millions of Americans, that’s their everyday reality. Programs like SSI provide a modest cash boost to the nation’s most vulnerable families: those caring for the almost 1.2 million children with disabilities, and the elderly. If ever a population defined the need for a social…
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