That would be a weird situation for anyone to be in. But it is the situation that the government has created for recipients of Supplemental Security I

How policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2,000

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2022-05-20 20:30:08

That would be a weird situation for anyone to be in. But it is the situation that the government has created for recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), who are typically blind or unable to work due to age or a medical condition.

SSI is run by the Social Security Administration (SSA), and it is a basic income of sorts given to some people who have little or no other income. It’s a modest amount⁠—$841 per month for a single person⁠—but actual amounts paid can vary, because some states supplement it, and you get less if you have other sources of income.

It’s not universally available; you couldn’t quit your job and get it, because you’d need to show you have a medical condition preventing you from working for at least a year. About 8 million Americans received it in 2019.

The most important thing for many of these recipients isn’t the checks. Eligibility for SSI qualifies many people for Medicaid. Understandably, people with blindness or a medical condition that prevents them from working are often in need of health insurance.

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