Supplemental Security Income Could Be Updated For 7.4 Million Americans
Government
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act to update income limits, asset caps and penalties in the decades-old SSI program that supports millions of Americans. The plan would raise key thresholds, end a marriage penalty, extend coverage to U.S. territories, and index changes to inflation, with supporters arguing the updates would better reflect today’s costs and reduce poverty among beneficiaries . SSI provides monthly benefits to around 7.4
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