The Chained CPI: A Cut to Social Security, SSI, and Other Vital Benefits
Wed. March 27, 2013, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. E.D.T.
Sponsored by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Social Security Task Force
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/413501170
As Congress continues to look at deficit reduction, a major cut called the “chained CPI” is on the table. The chained CPI would cut Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and other vital benefits. Cuts from the chained CPI would add up significantly over time and would disproportionately harm people with disabilities.
How would veterans be affected? Veterans who started receiving VA disability benefits at age 30 would have their benefits reduced by $1,425 at age 45, $2,341 at age 55 and $3,231 at age 65. Benefits for more than 350,000 surviving spouses and children who have lost a loved one in battle also would be cut. Dependency Indemnity Compensation benefits already average less than $17,000 a year.
Join the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Social Security Task Force for a webinar to learn more about:
-What is the chained CPI?
-How would the chained CPI harm people with disabilities and their families?
-What can you do to help keep the chained CPI from becoming a reality?
Questions? Contact T.J. Sutcliffe, The Arc / CCD Social Security Task Force Co-Chair at sutcliffe@thearc.org / 202-783-2229 or Rebecca Vallas, Community Legal Services / CCD Social Security Task Force Co-Chair at rvallas@clsphila.org / 215-981-3797.