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Use our easy tools to send a message to your representatives, or place a call using our convenient suggested script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627571228324-UN4PFDBZ35Q0EB52INPZ/photo+of+a+door+into+Social+Security+offices.+The+door+reads+%E2%80%9CSocial+Security+Office%E2%80%9D+in+white+text+with+the+office+hours+below+it. Home - SSI Voices Read the first person accounts of living on SSI in 2021 when it hasn’t been updated since 1989. https://www.fixssi.com/ssi-today daily 0.75 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627574145076-N5G3CFOKQWRDFJ6POTA4/Screen+Shot+2021-07-29+at+11.40.34+AM.png SSI Today & Tomorrow - SSI Recipients are: Around 7.9 million Americans, or about 2.5% of the population (read more here) Over 65 years old or people with disabilities Typically have no other income Have minimal financial assets Disproportionately people of color Due to out-of-date SSI policies, live below the poverty line Is SSI the same as SSDI? No. These two programs are both forms of assistance for Americans with disabilities but they serve different populations and offer benefits on disparate scales. SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) is a benefit earned through payroll contributions, similar to Social Security Retirement benefits. SSI (Supplemental Security Income) recipients qualify based on age/disability and limited income and resources. In many cases, an SSI recipient’s disability prevented them from ever holding a job that would earn Social Security credits toward SSDI. As of November 2020, the average monthly SSDI benefit was nearly double the average SSI benefit, and the maximum possible benefit was almost four times greater. Read more here. https://www.fixssi.com/resources daily 0.75 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627689735074-8WTCDAD09ALA48HR40WF/Header+is+a+picture+of+a+building+entrance+with+the+stairs+visible+and+a+wheelchair+accessible+ramp+to+the+side+of+the+stairs. Resources - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fixssi.com/take-action daily 0.75 2023-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627689995363-UEOWEV6IULBQUM32CVM5/Picture+of+a+sign+sitting+up+against+a+wall+on+an+empty+street.+The+sign+is+white+and+in+blue+paint+it+reads+%E2%80%9CPOWER+TO+THE+PEOPLE%21%21%21%E2%80%9D Take Action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fixssi.com/ssi-voices daily 0.75 2021-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1628473680287-JIL3VC4UV2LTHJAGMO8Z/unsplash-image-ka7REB1AJl4.jpg SSI Voices - Elodie, Indiana I live my life terrified of being told that I appear too married, and that I am losing my health insurance -- not just my monthly money -- because of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1628521180104-YIZN2R8JOK0N5FBR5CIG/IMG_2681.JPG SSI Voices - JW, Massachusetts "I was just trying to find an accessible apartment so that I could live in my community, where rents are set at 21st century prices." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1628473890189-LEHYE5AL6K257SMJNWTA/unsplash-image-i__uqGnARyI.jpg SSI Voices - Anonymous, Wisconsin I almost died. There was nowhere for me to live, and in a Wisconsin winter, being on the street was suicide. Being unable to accrue funds past $2000 meant I could not pay for the three months' rent upfront for an apartment - anywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1628474048386-CNP2PS95W28YGWN1L4SA/unsplash-image-6jegMsYM6CY.jpg SSI Voices - Danny, Texas When paying the cheapest rent in my zip code, I had $14 a month to pay for food. The social security administration official told me to find somewhere cheaper to live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1628474242176-N3G61UZ8OPJSYX6U8O9I/a+stock+photo+of+a+disabled+parking+spot+with+the+disabled+sign+visible+in+yellow.+Shadows+are+cast+over+the+sign+which+slightly+obscures+it. SSI Voices - JG, California Why can’t disabled people get medical and financial help without stipulations on their ability to be full people and live in society? https://www.fixssi.com/send-an-email daily 0.75 2022-04-04 https://www.fixssi.com/make-a-phone-call daily 0.75 2021-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627589553184-3CACM1Y34EPC5BW5DQ6T/Photo+of+a+door+opener+button+with+wheelchair+icon+and+instruction+%22PUSH+TO+OPERATE+DOOR%22+on+a+brick+background. Make a phone call - Thanks for calling your Representatives. Placing a phone call to an office of your Senator or Representative is one of the best ways to be heard. Here are the simple steps to place your phone call. Visit this website and enter your address to look up your Senators and US Representative. Scroll down to the “United States Federal Government” section of the results. Your US Senators and US Representative will be listed immediate below President Biden and Vice President Harris. Click the grey “Contact” button to the right of each official’s name. This will show you their phone number. Call your two Senators and Representative and tell their staff (or voicemail) that you wish for them to give their full support to the SSI Restoration Act. Not sure what to say? Try this script: “My name is [name] and I am a constituent from [town name]. I am calling to ask for the [Senator/Representative]’s full support for the SSI Restoration Act of 2021. Passing of the bill will aid the 8 million Americans currently receiving SSI benefits. I care about this bill because disabled Americans on SSI deserve to be able to have savings, receive an appropriate income, and be able to marry without fear of losing their income and benefits. I urge the [Senator/Representative] to support the SSI Restoration Act. Thank you for your time.” Thank you for supporting SSI reform! https://www.fixssi.com/jw-story daily 0.75 2021-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627734917617-Y42L0WU0QYQ7Q0YIGZZS/Letter+from+the+Social+Security+Administration+saying+that%2C+after+their+review+of+her+financial+eligibility+for+SSI%2C+the+recipient+was+%E2%80%9Cover+resourced+in+June+and+July+2012%2C+as+well+as+in+January+through+March+and+June+of+2014%2C+a+total+penalty+of+%244280. JW story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102c0495c7d3e269937c910/1627734979527-WZ0B622DM20RBDLF6VHR/Letter+from+the+Social+Security+Administration+explaining+that+the+recipient+was+not+eligible+for+SSI+in+June+2012+because+of+having+%243.11+more+than+the+%242000+financial+resource+limit. 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