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Residents of PA Protest SSI Check Reduction

Residents in Pennsylvania have expressed concern about how looming budget cuts could affect the state's poorest residents, including those who receive Social Security Insurance (SSI).

According to Philly.com, Gov. Rendell has created a $29 billion spending plan that increases money toward education but reduces the money that goes toward Pennsylvania's poor.

Rendell reportedly asked for a 3.7% increase in education funding, but reduced funding for programs like SSI. Recipients of Supplemental Security Income began seeing a $5 to $10 reduction in their monthly checks starting February 1.

All of the SSI recipients in Pennsylvania are living below the poverty level, meaning an income of less than $22,000 annually for a family of 4. The reductions can amount to the loss of 1 or 2 meals a month, or the inability to pay for a prescription medication.

Opponents of the spending bill argue that while education funding is important, children whose parents cannot afford to feed them will not do well in school despite improvements to the education system. There will be a rally on March 16 at Pennsylvania's Capitol to request restoration of SSI funds.

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