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Low-Income Adults with Disabilities Stand to Lose SSI Benefits Under Proposed Trump Administration Rule

Lesley McClurg
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Participants hold a banner at a protest labeled, "Disability Rights are Human Rights"
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hundreds of members and allies of disability advocacy activist groups march in New York; sparked in response to the Trump administration's attacks on laws upholding rights for people with disabilities. ((Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images))

Airdate: Monday, May 4 at 9 AM

A proposed rule change for obtaining Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits could reduce or eliminate income for some 400,000 adults with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who live with low-income relatives, according to a new analysis from ProPublica. It’s a change that advocates worry will further burden disabled people and their families — and could make it harder for disabled people to stay in their homes instead of institutions. We’ll talk with disability rights advocates about the proposed changes and the shifting landscape for people with disabilities under the Trump Administration.

Related link(s):

ProPublica, The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

Guests:

Eli Hager, reporter, ProPublica; his recent article is, “The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families”

Kristen Pedersen, executive director, The Arc San Francisco

Eric Harris, associate executive director of external affairs, Disability Rights California

Mia Ives-Rublee, senior director, Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress

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