“Millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and who had their benefits reduced or discontinued during the pandemic are entitled to millions in overpayment waivers and other relief as a result of a settlement finally approved on November 20, 2023 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in a nationwide class action lawsuit…
“Administrative shutdowns and other factors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic shut out millions of people with low incomes from accessing the Social Security Administration (SSA) during a time of nationwide economic hardship. SSA reduced or discontinued millions of individuals’ SSI benefits, deepening stress and financial strain for those most harmed by the pandemic.”
Biden Administration gets low marks for running SSA.
CCSE work on SSI:
Social Security’s disability program desperately needs fixing – op-ed