[BlindTlk] FW: OurRefuge New SSI bill that is being discussed

[Ericka]

Reading this again, I’m wondering when they say SSI are they referring to the Social Security disability income or are they talking about straight Social Security income?

Ericka Nelson

> On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:35 PM, Eric Calhoun via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Original Message: 
> From: "Daisy" <shoppingqueen1107 at gmail.com>
> To: <ourrefuge at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: OurRefuge New SSI bill that is being discussed
> Date: 
> Fri, 4 Oct 2019 09:18:47 -0400
> 
> I'm praying for this and I think the below would be great.  I know a
> couple, who have been together for 20 years, but live in separate homes and
> were never allowed to have children because of the SS laws.  If you are
> both on SSI , and get married, the woman loses her's and you are forced to
> both live off of his.  They couldn't afford to do that, so they are still a
> couple, they just don't live in the same home, nor were they able to start
> a family.  It's sad.  This law was designed to prevent the disabled from
> getting married, in hopes of stopping us from reproducing.  It was too thin
> out the herd so to speak.  Pretty bad.  Here's the article.
> A bill introduced in Congress would give more flexibility to people
> receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits. (Disability Scoop)
> 
> People with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income would
> be allowed to keep substantially more assets and would no longer be
> penalized for marrying under a new proposal.
> 
> Currently, in order to retain benefits, SSI recipients generally can have
> no more than $2,000 to their name at any given time. 
> 
> Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are looking to
> significantly increase that ceiling, with a bill introduced this month that
> would raise SSI's asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $20,000 for
> couples. 
> 
> In addition, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act, or H.R.
> 4280, would increase the amount of disregarded income that beneficiaries
> can take in each month. And, the bill would repeal penalties for marrying
> or receiving financial, food and housing assistance from family members.
> 
> Backers say the time has come to update Social Security's SSI program,
> which has remained largely static since 1972.
> 
> "This issue is one I have heard about directly from autism advocates and
> families in our district, particularly parents preparing for children with
> disabilities to transition into adulthood," said Rep. Elissa Slotkin,
> D-Mich., who introduced the measure along with Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.
> "This bill brings the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program's outdated
> limits up to speed with inflation - a common-sense adjustment that will
> make a huge difference for 
> individuals and families caring for someone with disabilities."
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