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

Mon Oct 7 20:01:17 UTC 2019

I’m well aware of that Mark. But I don’t think everyone on this list is and I’m glad you clarified that. In the article it just says SSI. I would like to see the changes before people receiving either SSI or SSDI.

Ericka Nelson

> On Oct 7, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Mark Tardif via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> SSI is a different program, called Supplemental Security Income.  SSDI or Social Security Disability Insurance is like straight Social Security in that you have to have worked a certain number of quarters to get it.  Also, you have to have a disability, just like SSI except that SSI acts more like a federal welfare program for people who are disabled or blind, but may not necessarily have worked in the past.
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> Mark Tardif
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> 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?
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> Ericka Nelson
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>> 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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