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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: United Spinal Association <actionale...@unitedspinal.org> I know with the holiday season, travel plans, and last-minute shopping, things can get hectic for all of us. But in case you missed the email we sent earlier in the week, I just wanted to bump it up to the top of your inbox because we do have a very real and exciting chance to make a long-overdue change to SSI's asset limits - so long as all of us take a moment to send a quick message to our members of Congress. Can you help us? So much has changed since 1989. One thing that has not changed is the asset limits for Supplementary Security Income (SSI) - $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. SSI is a lifeline for millions of people with disabilities in the United States. Not only does it provide some income support, but the Medicaid eligibility it provides is so crucial for so many. However, the lack of an update to the asset limit since 1989 has trapped those on SSI in effective poverty - and nobody should be trapped in poverty because they have a disability. It's long past time this was addressed. Thankfully, momentum is building to finally fix this. The *SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R. 5408/S. 2767)* has been introduced by members of Congress from both parties in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. A wide coalition of supporters, including disability organizations, businesses, and religious groups, have mobilized to tell Congress to pass this legislation. Support the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/JDVrWpLjgEgpYaI5tOpiQw> This bill would raise the SSI asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $20,000 for a couple and then update that each year for inflation. This would allow people on SSI to be able to save for emergencies, remove a barrier to employment, and make it easier for people with disabilities to find safe, stable housing. What we need to do now is contact our Representatives and Senators to ask them to cosponsor this important bill that would change the lives of so many. If you have trouble with the button above, you can click the link here <https://www.votervoice.net/UnitedSpinal/campaigns/107795/respond>. Thanks, Steve Lieberman Director, Advocacy & Policy, United Spinal Association <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/ydHYxi47Q6-3aR-XiopDjg> <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/wtHDhgEOTmxPH2W8qCvJLw> <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/AhsBkeuIMnUf9ZLhVi_DlA> <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/VAAb4FCw6aYEfViK6orhPQ> <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/KYBbbiQ1KY3jiwZhzcAttw> You are receiving this email because you signed up for alerts from United Spinal Association. Click here <https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/8lP3zX1dxXtOf_cTAyYy5Q> to unsubscribe from this mailing list. <https://www.votervoice.net>
