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Report: Social Security Lifts Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illinoisans Out Of Poverty
The “modest benefits” provided under the Social Security program were enough to boost 807,000 Illinoisans out of poverty in 2012, including 585,000 seniors, according to a new report released by Social Security Works and the Alliance for Retired Americans. At the national level, 22 million people, including one million children, were lifted out of poverty in 2012 thanks to the social insurance program, which celebrated its 79th birthday last Thursday…Read More
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