How Supplemental Security Income became America's forgotten safety net : Up First from NPR : NPR
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How Supplemental Security Income became America's forgotten safety net : Up First from NPR : NPR

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Trapped in a Social Safety Net Enlarge this image Rosem Morton for NPR Rosem Morton for NPR In 1972, the federal government launched a program to support the poorest disabled and elderly Americans. Supplemental Security Income, run by the Social Security Administration, provides monthly checks that are a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable people in this country. But a recent NPR Investigation led by correspondent Joseph Shapiro has discovered a very different reality today. In today's episode of The Sunday Story, Shapiro explains how SSI's outdated rules have made the system difficult to run and almost impossible for its beneficiaries to navigate.

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