Now would be a GREAT time to call/email/write your Congressperson! And it will still have different amounts for couples and individuals but it will be much less punitive. And it will be tied to inflation!!! It will be increased to $20,000 for couples and $10,000 for individuals.
For reference here's the link to the Senate bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2767
and the House version: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5408
I recommend looking at these to see who is already sponsoring them and make sure to either call in support OR to call asking them to work on this.
It's also pretty short! Here is the full text of the bill (same text for both the Senate and the House):
SEC. 2. Update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program.
(a) Update in resource limit for individuals and couples.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “$2,250” and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting “$20,000 in calendar year 2023, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.”; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$1,500” and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting “$10,000 in calendar year 2023, and shall be increased as described in section 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.”.
(b) Inflation adjustment.—Section 1617 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting “; inflation adjustment” after “benefits”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2023, each of the amounts specified in section 1611(a)(3) shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 1) obtained by dividing—
“(1) the average of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; United States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12-month period ending with September of the preceding calendar year, by
“(2) such average for the 12-month period ending with September 2022.”.
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