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The Disability Benefits System Is Broken
CW: Poverty & Suicide The Department for Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom has admitted to missing repeated opportunities to record the “vulnerability” of a disabled woman. Her death by suicide was later attributed to flaws in its universal credit payments system according to the coroner. Nazerine (Naz) Anderson of Melton Mowbray died in…
Changes Are Coming For SSI
According to a new rule, more people will soon be eligible for Supplemental Security Income, and some current individuals’ monthly benefits will be increased, the Social Security Administration announced. The changes will be implemented in accordance with a recently adopted regulation that broadens the definition of a “public assistance household.” The administration is broadening the…
Is Medicaid Discriminatory Towards Disabled Americans?
Jacqueline Saa lives with a hereditary condition that prevents her from standing and walking independently, as well as working. Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide every weekday for the past four years to help her cook, bathe, and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and complete other daily tasks. She…
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