The Potential of the SSI Program to Reduce Poverty Among the Elderly.

Is it more effective to reduce poverty among the elderly by increasing the benefits paid by the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or by increasing eligibility for the program? This paper answers that question from a policymaker's perspective. At given program cost levels, we compare the pot...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Aging & Social Policy Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 21 - 43
Autores principales:	Davies, Paul S., Rupp, Kalman, Strand, Alexander
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2004
Materias:	Economic conditions of older people Supplemental security income program
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