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  • Raising SSI asset limits raises recipient opportunity

Raising SSI asset limits raises recipient opportunity

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 | Courtney | News

A social media graphic with text urging Congress to stop penalizing older adults and people with disabilities for saving money It calls for passing the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. The bottom section features Social Security cards on a yellow background.

#SSI’s outdated rules don’t just hurt beneficiaries—they make the program burdensome for @SocialSecurity to run. According to @NiskanenCenter, 8x more people receive #SocialSecurity than SSI, but SSI costs 80% of what Social Security takes to administer.

 

Read more here:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/raising-ssi-asset-limits-raises-recipient-opportunity/

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