disability benefits legislation in u.s. congress 2024
senate:
SSI SAVINGS PENALTY ELIMINATION ACT (S. 2767)
the bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would update SSI’s asset limits for the first time since the 1980s to ensure disabled and elderly Americans are able to prepare themselves for a financial emergency without putting the benefits they rely on to live at risk.
companion legislation in the house:
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME RESTORATION ACT (H.R. 7138)
the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration Act bill modernizes and improves SSI by streamlining the claiming process, increasing asset limits, setting the minimum benefit at 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, and eliminating punitive reductions in benefits.
contact your reps and advocate for these bills please and thank you
for a better understanding of the issues, john oliver just did a show on disability benefits (hence the image above) which is trending for a reason:
