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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Since 1974, the federal government and the states have provided cash assistance to low-income aged, blind, and otherwise disabled individuals under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The federal SSI program establishes uniform, nationwide eligibility rules, and it makes cash payments to elderly and disabled people with low income who are eligible.

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Testimony on Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

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June 18, 2013

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SSI Refugee Proposal, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 2013

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Special Immigrant Visa Proposal, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 2013

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SSA Program Integrity, Reestimate of the President’s Budget, May 2013

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May 17, 2013

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Supplemental Security Income—May 2013 Baseline

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May 14, 2013

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Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

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February 11, 2013

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Supplemental Security Income—February 2013 Baseline

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February 5, 2013

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Supplemental Security Income: An Overview

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CBO Releases a Report on Supplemental Security Income

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December 11, 2012


Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

Feb 2013 - During the past 40 years, federal spending for major means-tested programs and tax credits for low-income households more than tripled as a share of gross domestic product. In 2012, such spending totaled $588 billion.

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