From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We’re just 7 votes shy of passing Social Security expansion in the U.S. House in 2019! The Social Security 2100 Act has 211 co-sponsors, and if passed would be the most significant update to Social … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We’re building support to protect and expand the most successful social insurance program in our country’s history. Rep. John Larson’s (D-CT) Social Security 2100 Act (HR 860) already has 211 co-sponsors―just seven votes short of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/13/ensure-dignity-most-vulnerable-among-us-bernie-sanders-introduces-bill-expand-social Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Common Dreams “Expanding Social Security as this legislation does is a solution to our looming retirement income crisis and to growing inequality between the wealthy and everyone else.” By Jake … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): On February 18th, the last of the nation’s millionaire earners will stop contributing to Social Security for the entire year, even though 94% of Americans contribute all year long. Why? Here’s the deal: … Continued
It is estimated that only a small percentage of older Pennsylvania adults who are eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are doing so. This means many may not be aware that they are eligible for the program … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): 1 in 10 senior households relies on food stamps — MarketWatch, November 2, 2018 A study of U.S. Census Bureau data, released by FRAC, in collaboration with AARP Foundation, found that 10 … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, October 31, 2018 — One in 10 households with seniors (age 60+) participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), on average each year between 2012–2016. This is according to U.S. … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Thanks to the work of dedicated legislators and advocacy groups, HB 2133 (Watson), tasking the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to establish a Kinship Caregiver Navigator Program, has been signed by the governor … Continued
From the Campaign for America’s Future (http://www.ourfuture.org/): That fight against cuts to Social Security will continue—because the politicians who just passed the massive tax cuts for the rich and the corporations are now launching a campaign to make up the … Continued
Posted at https://www.nelp.org/blog/happy-83rd-birthday-social-security by Michele Evermore On this day in 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law one of the most effective federal programs in our nation’s history. For the better part of a century, Social Security has successfully prevented … Continued