A program to help the most vulnerable Americans keeps them in poverty instead
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Trapped by Limits: The Struggle for SSI Recipients
This chapter examines the harmful effects of the $2,000 asset limit on Supplemental Security Income recipients, affecting millions of individuals in poverty. It advocates for legislative reforms to modernize this outdated limit and allow recipients to save without jeopardizing their benefits.
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