Worker and Family Assistance - The Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income Outreach Activities: T-Hrd-90-22

Worker and Family Assistance - The Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income Outreach Activities: T-Hrd-90-22 - Bog - Paperback

GAO discussed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) efforts to inform the public about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. GAO noted that: (1) studies indicated that 35 to 50 percent of persons eligible for SSI benefits were not participating in the program; (2) frequently cited reasons for nonparticipation included elderly persons' lack of awareness of the benefits and their eligibility for the benefits; (3) Congress expressed concern regarding the SSI enrollment gap and earmarked..