Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn't kept pace with inflation. Many recipients are homeless, unable to save for an apartment.
In addition to people who are blind or who are 65 or older, those individuals who qualify and prove they have a medical condition that prevents them from working for at least one year are eligible for a payment from SSI, which. But there's a catch that makes seeing a better financial future difficult for people like Davis. The monetary benefit decreases if the person earns more than $85 a month in additional income.
There's no chance she can afford her dream: an apartment or house in a safe neighborhood where she can spend afternoons crocheting."I don't like to talk like this," Davis says,"but I am not sure what's going to happen to me." Williams' only real chance to get out had been the combined $881 she gets each month from SSI and the Social Security Disability Insurance program. She quickly realized that would not be enough to afford the rent for most places.Williams copes with multiple medical issues and says the stress of having to deal with those in a homeless shelter has taken a toll on her mental health, too.
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