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Supplemental Security Income: The New Federal Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Social Security and Retirement Policy | AEI studies 253Publication details: Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, c1980.Description: 119 p.:illISBN:
  • 0844733563
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.4'0973 GRI
LOC classification:
  • HD7125 .G74
Online resources: Summary: The Supplementary Security Income (SSI) program represents a landmark effort by the federal government to revamp its welfare programs for the aged, blind, and disabled. Chapter 1 explains the principal features of the SSI program and compares SSI with welfare programs existing before 1974. Chapter 2 presents statistical information on the effect of SSI on the number of welfare recipients and the amount of financial assistance received. Chapter 3 analyzes the success of SSI in raising household income above the poverty threshold. Chapter 4 compares state welfare payments before and after the advent of SSI and examines the impact of SSI on the amount of federal welfare dollars received by the states. Chapter 5 reviews certain aspects of the administrative efficiency of SSI. Chapter 6 discusses the relationship between SSI and the social security system's Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance program (OASDHI). Chapter 7 considers the possible impact of some current welfare reform proposals on SSI.
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Monograph & others Monograph & others CBN HQ Library General Stacks Non-fiction 362.4'0973 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available 31008100150305

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The Supplementary Security Income (SSI) program represents a landmark effort by the federal government to revamp its welfare programs for the aged, blind, and disabled. Chapter 1 explains the principal features of the SSI program and compares SSI with welfare programs existing before 1974. Chapter 2 presents statistical information on the effect of SSI on the number of welfare recipients and the amount of financial assistance received. Chapter 3 analyzes the success of SSI in raising household income above the poverty threshold. Chapter 4 compares state welfare payments before and after the advent of SSI and examines the impact of SSI on the amount of federal welfare dollars received by the states. Chapter 5 reviews certain aspects of the administrative efficiency of SSI. Chapter 6 discusses the relationship between SSI and the social security system's Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance program (OASDHI). Chapter 7 considers the possible impact of some current welfare reform proposals on SSI.

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