Disabled, Hungry, Forgotten CW: Food Insecurity & Poverty   SNAP benefits, formerly called food stamps, will be halted in several states if the federal government shutdown continues for much longer. Politico reports …

Today's blog post is about how the shutdown endangers SNAP access for disabled people.

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Shattered Security Time is running out for over two million Americans about to have their Social Security benefits cut in half. It has nothing to do with the impending shortfall in Social Security’s reserves. T…

Today’s blog post is about overpayments from the Social Security Administration.

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Asset Limits and Poverty CW: Poverty Cynde Soto, is a quadriplegic who requires round-the-clock care. She has been on Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for most of her life. She recently received an inheritance of app…

Today's blog post is about Medicaid’s asset limits.

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#Disability #Medicaid #DemolishDisabledPoverty

SNAP’s at Risk CW: Food Insecurity Lawmakers are proposing major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals and corporations. These proposed chang…

Today's blog post is about proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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The Medicaid Trap Carlos Gamez recently completed his master’s degree in Education Policy and Leadership. He has published peer-reviewed research, co-created a survey instrument with a digital object identifie…

Today's blog post is about how Medicaid keeps disabled people in poverty.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #Medicaid #SSI #Employment #Marriage

A Change of Plans The Social Security Administration has halted a plan unveiled in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to recover money the government allegedly overpaid them. Instea…

Today's blog post is about the reversal of a policy that would have affected Social Security beneficiaries.

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#SSI was created to ensure that no seniors or people w/disabilities live in poverty. But asset limits that haven’t budged even for inflation in decades punish people for saving & lock them in poverty. It’s time for Congress to #UpdateSSI & #DemolishDisabledPoverty. bit.ly/3MvjCJ3

Bipartisan Cooperation to Battle Poverty If SSI's original asset limit had been adjusted for inflation, it would be nearly $10,000 today — the level the bipartisan group would reset it to.

The bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would ensure the millions of disabled and older Americans who receive #SSI are no longer punished for saving. It’s time to #UpdateSSI & #DemolishDisabledPoverty!

An SSI Mistake Last week, the Social Security Administration incorrectly told some recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), that they were no longer eligible for payments. Some SSI beneficiaries are &#82…

Today’s blog post is about problems with SSI.

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#SSI #DisabilityBenefits #DemolishDisabledPoverty

The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would:
1) Raise savings limits from $2,000 to $10,000
2) Raise savings limit with inflation moving forward
3) End the marriage penalty

It’s time to #UpdateSSI and #DemolishDisabledPoverty. Take action now at www.DisabilityBelongs.org/ssi

Catastrophic Layoffs CW: Poverty The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services reduced the staffs of major government aging, disability, and anti-poverty programs, making their future uncertain. At least 4…

Today's blog post is about layoffs at the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

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#Disability #HHS #RFKJR #DemolishDisabledPoverty

#SSI was created to ensure that no seniors or people w/disabilities live in poverty. But asset limits that haven’t budged even for inflation in decades punish people for saving & lock them in poverty. It’s time for Congress to #UpdateSSI & #DemolishDisabledPoverty.

Cortez Masto, Cassidy Push for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program - Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), alongside Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), introduced the SSI Savings Penal...

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A dark blue social media infographic compares the cost of daily expenses in 1989 vs. today in 2025. A gallon of milk was $2.02 in 1989, but it’s $4.27 in 2025. Rent for an average apartment was $447 a month in 1989, but in 2025 it’s $2,081! An average car cost $2,000 in 1989, but it’s $48,000 in 2025. Yet the SSI asset limit was $2,000 in 1989, and it’s still $2,000 in 2025. White text on the graphic asks: “Why hasn’t the SSI asset limit kept up with inflation?”

Today @cortezmasto.senate.gov, Senator Bill Cassidy, Representative Danny Davis and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. This bipartisan bill will #updateSSI asset limits, allowing SSI recipients to save more than the outdated $2,000. #DemolishDisabledPoverty

Work or Care? CW: Poverty Zach Mecham has heard politicians say that Medicaid recipients must work or forfeit their benefits. He has also encountered a myriad of Medicaid restrictions that essentially preclude m…

Today’s blog post is about how Medicaid affects disabled people’s ability to work.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #Medicaid #HCBS #CareCantWait

Overpayments and Social Security The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it is reinstating a policy to collect 100% of overpayments to recipients, which the agency discontinued last year following an outcry over ca…

Today's blog post is about overpayments from the Social Security Administration.

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#Disability #DemolishDisabledPoverty #SocialSecurity

The Medicaid Maze CW: Poverty A bipartisan plan to eliminate Medicaid income and asset limits for working, disabled Iowans was approved by House and Senate subcommittees on Tuesday. Disabled people and other advocat…

Today's blog post is about how Medicaid affects disabled people’s employment.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #Medicaid #Employment #Disability

Hands Off Social Security! CW: Poverty During a press conference this month, President Donald Trump was asked if there were any federal agencies or programs that Elon Musk’s newly founded Department of Government Effic…

Today’s blog post is about the future of Social Security benefits.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #SocialSecurity #ElonMusk #DOGE

Tough Choices Employed Iowans with disabilities cannot have more than $12,000 in available resources or earn more than 250% of the federal poverty line – $37,650 per year for one person — if they wish to keep th…

Today's blog post is about how Medicaid impacts disabled people’s employment.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #Disability #Medicaid #HCBS #CareCantWait

Going Hungry CW: Food Insecurity & Poverty Prominent Republican politicians and conservative think tanks have called for cuts and other damaging policy changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr…

Today's blog post is about how disabled people could be impacted by cuts to SNAP.

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#SNAP #FoodStamps #Hunger #DemolishDisabledPoverty

Benefits Are Backlogged CW: Evection A woman from Prince George, Virginia, who has a rare heart condition , has been waiting nearly four years for Social Security disability benefits. “It’s been very stressful…

Today's blog post is about applying for Social Security benefits.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #SocialSecurity #Disability #Poverty

Tzedek DC filed a comment with DOL to say it’s time to stop paying subminimum wages to disabled workers. This unfair policy prevents disabled workers from achieving financial security & finding competitive integrated employment opportunities. #DemolishDisabledPoverty www.tzedekdc.org/s/Tzedek-DC-...

Able Accounts Are Changing Starting this month, disabled people can save more money than ever before in a unique account that allows them to save without jeopardizing their eligibility for Medicaid and other government benef…

Today’s blog post is about upcoming changes to ABLE accounts.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #Disability #SSI #Medicaid

ABLE Accounts December 19, 2024, marked the tenth anniversary of the Stephen Beck, Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. It allows eligible disabled people to establish savings and investment accoun…

Today's blog post is about ABLE accounts.

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#DemolishDisabledPoverty #SocialSecurity #SSI #AbleAccounts

The Case for Updating SSI CW: Poverty Some people can now apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) online, which simplifies the application process. The simplified online application builds on an earlier announcement th…

Today's blog post is about changes to SSI.

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#Disability #SocialSecurity #SSI #DemolishDisabledPoverty

Disability and Poverty in 2024 CW: Poverty December 3 is The International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It was also the day that Disability Without Poverty and Campaign 2000 released their second annual 2024 Disability Repo…

Today's blog post is about disabled people living in poverty.

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Thank You Senators CW: Poverty Some of Congress’s most prominent advocates for home and community-based services, Supplemental Security Income reform, competitive integrated employment, and other disability rig…

Today's blog post is about Senator Bob Casey and Senator Sherrod Brown.

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#Senate #SSI #DemolishDisabledPoverty #Disability

Fair Wages and Disability Yesterday, the Biden administration announced a plan to eventually eliminate a policy that has allowed corporations to pay employees with disabilities less than the minimum wage for decades.  …

Today's blog post is about ending subminimum wage in the U.S.

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#Disability #DemolishDisabledPoverty #Medicaid #SSI

The Disability Tax In 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tiffany Yu decided to learn to cook. She knew how to make basic meals, but often relied on takeout and microwave meals. She purchased a knife and…

Today’s blog post is about the disability tax.

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