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...
| Publicado en: | Social Security Bulletin Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 1 - 30 |
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Social Security Administration
2010
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