The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides critical support for millions of people with disabilities to help afford the basics of everyday life, like food and rent.
But SSI has many rules that make it hard for people to save money and get out of poverty. SSI has an asset limit that has not been updated since 1989! Assets include cash, money in bank accounts, most retirement accounts, and other financial resources. Right now, people who get SSI can only have $2,000 in assets. Married couples can only have $3,000.
These limits mean that people cannot save money, and they force people with disabilities into poverty.
TAKE ACTION: Urge your members of Congress to support people with disabilities by raising the SSI asset limit!