Attn to disabled people + allies: A new bill called the SSI Restoration Act of 2021 has been introduced to the House and Senate that will be life-changing for many of us.
Among other things, the SSI Restoration Act of 2021 will:
• Raise the monthly disability income to the poverty level — a ~30% increase
• Change the amount recipients can have saved from $2,000 to $10,000 — the first update in over 30 years
• Update outside income restrictions to $399/month from work *without benefit reductions*
• REMOVE THE MARRIAGE BAN and promote marriage equality
• Remove penalties and reductions for receiving help from friends and family
Please consider calling your representatives to ask them to support it. You can also text "SIGN PSLOAE" to 50409, which will automatically send letters to your representatives for you.
Find your senator: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Find your representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/
More info: https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/social-security-program-update | #Disability #DisabilityRights
