It will take time to find thousands of new rep payees willing & able to serve. It's a tough job.
SSA staff need to complete investigations into each one. They are already overworked, and 7K staff cuts will hit soon.
People will miss out on needed benefits in the meantime. They will suffer.
SSA staff need to complete investigations into each one. They are already overworked, and 7K staff cuts will hit soon.
People will miss out on needed benefits in the meantime. They will suffer.
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It's the only federal income support for families caring for children w/disabilities & reaches only the lowest-income & most severely impaired children--Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness & more.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/social-security/ssi-a-lifeline-for-children-with-disabilities
Worse yet, policies like this will likely have a chilling effect, particularly in mixed-status families--meaning fewer people eligible for Social Security/SSI will get benefits in the first place.
I don’t fall into any of these categories, so I had no clue.