One economic hurdle people with disabilities face? A limit on savings
Publisher |
NPR
WBUR
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
On The Radio
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News
Publication Date |
Nov 27, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:27:34
As Palestinian prisoners return as part of the hostage exchange with Israel, The Washington Post's Louisa Loveluck tells us about it. And, Hagai Levine, head of the medical and resilience team for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, talks about working with the freed hostages. Then, it's been decades since the government set how much money someone with a disability can keep in savings and still be eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits. Now a bipartisan proposal in the Senate seeks to raise asset limits from $2,000 to $10,000. Disability rights advocate Patrice Jetter is supportive of the change, but says it's complicated.

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