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Cmr. O’Malley Announces SSI Change to Facilitate Eligibility
Accessing crucial Supplemental Security Income benefits will become simpler, and the Agency’s workload will be streamlined a bit, by a new rule set to kick in later this year. As explained in a March 27 press release, the ruling will result in “Omitting Food from In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) Calculations,” a change O’Malley terms a “common-sense solution that reduces the burden on the public and agency staff and helps promote equity by removing barriers to accessing payments.” Read the full press release here.
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