These government rules trap millions of Americans in poverty, By Ben Steverman, August 2, 2016, Bloomberg: “Susanne Brasset has $5 in her bank account. She’s scared to save more. Brasset, a 39-year-old freelance photographer in Denver, has cerebral palsy, which limits her ability to work. To pay her bills, she relies on Social Security, which she gets because of her disability. But the program monitors her bank accounts to make sure she’s not putting away too much money. With more than a few thousand in the bank, she’d be disqualified for the program, as well as for Medicaid and other crucial benefits. Unable to plan for the future, Brasset said her finances put her in a ‘constant state of anxiety and fear…'”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty