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Impact of the Supplemental Security Income in Puerto Rico
Published on June 25, 2020 by Rosanna Torres, CNE Director- Washington DC The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) was created by Congress in 1972 to replace the Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) program. SSI is a federal program that provides cash assistance to...
Medicare Part D
Beneficiaries with Medicare who have limited income and assets may qualify for Extra Help with the costs of their prescription drugs. This program is also known as LIS, or the Part D Low Income Subsidy. The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
NAP - Nutrition Assistance Program
What is Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico operates this program in place of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Eligibility requirements and benefit amounts are determined by Puerto Rico. SNAP provides 80 percent of nutrition assistance...
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
What is SSI? The Supplemental Security Program is a Social Security Administration initiative that pays benefits to adults and disabled children who have low income and limited resources. SSI benefits are also paid to people over 65 years of age if they have certain...
Joe Biden pledges to defend SSI in Puerto Rico
He criticized the Trump administration's decision to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the First Circuit's decision. Sunday, September 6, 2020 - 8:39 p.m. By José A. Delgado...
Federal Justice asks Supreme Court to overturn decision in Social Security case
The First Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Luis Vaello Madero did not have to repay $28,000 in Supplemental Security Income Melissa Correa Velázquez, EL VOCERO 05/09/2020 The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court...