Supplemental Security Income
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4 mentions
3 recordings
first heard Apr 2020
last heard 30 Sep
↓1 vs the 12 months before
Federal program providing cash assistance to disabled or low-income individuals
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Peak in the week of 27 Sep — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentAmy HeldNPR News Now · NPR News: 09-30-2025 3PM EDT · 4:44 · 30 Sep
…Nearly 400,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients still rely on paper checks.…
Ayesha RoscoeUp First from NPR · Trapped in a Social Safety Net · 2:12 · Dec 2024
…It's really tiresome. Today on The Sunday Story, how a program designed as a safety net for the poor and disabled has kept many in poverty instead. More on correspondent Joe Shapiro's investigation when we come back. You're listening to The Sunday Story. I'm here with correspondent Joe Shapiro talking about the Supplemental Security Income Program. So, Joe…
Ayesha RoscoeUp First from NPR · Trapped in a Social Safety Net · 0:45 · Dec 2024
…Today, we're going to focus on a program that supports people with disabilities and Americans who are very, very poor. It's called Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, and it serves some of the most vulnerable Americans. NPR correspondent Joseph Shapiro has been reporting on this program over the last year. He recently published a series of investigative s…
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