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Thanks to this year’s COLA, the max monthly SSI payment for 2024 is now $943 - up by $29, from $914. If you divide that by 160hrs [40hr/wk] it equals $5.89/hr, or $1.36 less per hour than the $7.25 federal minimum wage.

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Melody Pond (they/them)
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Multiplied by 12 months, the yearly maximum SSI payment comes out to $11,316, or $3,264 less than the 2024 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) [$14,580 for 1 individual.]
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Contrary to popular belief, SSI is extremely difficult to obtain. The qualification process takes months, & if you’re denied - which most are - it can take years after your initial appeal to be approved.
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This has absolutely nothing to do with the validity of applicants’ claims, & everything to do with a system that sees disabled people as lesser, undeserving of dignity, or just plain faking it.
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Applying for disability (both SSI & SSDI) is demeaning, complicated, & time consuming. Not everyone survives the wait - something I know from personal experience unfortunately.

If you’re applying for disability, I know it’s difficult & often disheartening, but please, do not give up.
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SSI is meant to help impoverished seniors & disabled people. However, too often it fails when it should not. Many are denied, others give up, & some die while waiting on their appeals.
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With an average payment of < $700, SSI helps, those that make it through the rigorous qualification process, barely get by.

In a country with so much wealth & resources, this just isn’t right. We can & should do better.

Productivity doesn’t equal worth. Never forget that.
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