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Child Welfare: Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits for Children in Foster Care

Description: This report begins with a discussion of the foster care system and the Social Security benefits available to eligible children, including those in foster care. It then describes the role of representative payees and their responsibilities. The report provides data on the use of Social Security benefits to reimburse states for child welfare, and includes a discussion of the Keffeler decision. Finally, the report concludes with proposals supported by some advocates to change the current practice … more
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Szymendera, Scott & Stoltzfus, Emilie
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Medicare: History of Insolvency Projections

Description: This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress details Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) financing as well as history of solvency and current insolvency projections. Updated June 1, 2011.
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: Davis, Patricia A.
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Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

Description: This report discusses provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that offer Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to aliens who are fleeing and unable to return to a dangerous situation abroad. It details how the 2010 Haitian earthquake prompted calls for the then current U.S. Administration to grant TPS to Haitians in the United States.
Date: June 30, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen & Ester, Karma
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: May 9, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: July 14, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: June 15, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Homeless veterans initially came to the country’s attention in the 1970s and 1980s, when homelessness generally was becoming a more prevalent and noticeable phenomenon. This report defines the term “homeless veteran,” discusses attempts to estimate the number of veterans who are homeless, and presents the results of studies regarding the demographic characteristics… more
Date: May 9, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
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