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Got a Bedroom? Get a Benefit Cut

A new rule change will allow the government to count having a place to sleep as income, and deduct it from SSI payments.

A new rule change will allow the government to count having a place to sleep as income, and deduct it from SSI payments.


This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Mike Ervin.


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