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Advocates press for SSI/SSP cost‑of‑living increases as rents rise
Summary
Department of Social Services presented recent grant history and estimates for a state COLA; advocates urged reinstating annual cost‑of‑living adjustments and raising grants to at least federal poverty level to prevent senior impoverishment and homelessness.
Department of Social Services staff told the committee that Supplemental Security Income and State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) grant levels have increased since recession‑era cuts but remain inadequate to cover housing and basic needs in many California counties.
Danielle Morris, CDSS chief for fiscal appeals and benefit programs, outlined grant history and modeled the cost of a proposed state COLA. CDSS said the maximum individual SSI/SSP payment for aged/disabled recipients is $1,206.94 per…
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