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ELDERLY POVERTY AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, 2002-2005.

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is the nation's safety net for the aged, blind, and disabled. SSI receipt is often not reported by individuals interviewed in the Current Population Survey (CPS), the statistical base for the Census Bureau's annual estimates of poverty rates. In an earl...

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Published in:Social Security Bulletin Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 1 - 30
Main Authors: Nicholas, Joyce, Wiseman, Michael
Format: Article
Published: Social Security Administration 2010
Subjects:
United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Poor people
Older people
Supplemental security income program
Poverty in the United States
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