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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...
Biden takes a swipe at Trump for action against SSI program for Puerto Rico
He blames the U.S. president for denying resources to the island. By Primera Hora - September 6, 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reacted tonight to the U.S. government's decision to resort to the...
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 - El Nuevo Día: By José A. Delgado Washington D.C. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe...
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...