Stop using parental income guidelines for children SSA for extremely needy children the level of care will not change when they turn 18. Children with extreme disabilities should have access to affordable healthcare regardless of income levels of families. Making it more affordable for families to choose to have a special needs child every life deserves medical. Most extreme special needs parents are 1 income and can still barely inch by and are denied medical and any support . Making it so children with extreme disabilities can receive support without a low income threshold helps everyone
Completely agree!
The income limits for people with disabilities should be raised, too. No one can make it on $2000 per month. That’s too much money to be approved for Food Stamps but not enough to pay for all expenses. I’ve been told my entire life that the goal is to eventually have an education and not need the SSI until retirement, eventually. Now, at 29 with Cerebral Palsy, that feels impossible. I’m stuck on a hamster wheel that I can’t get off of while my body breaks down.
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