A proposed Social Security Administration rule could reduce or eliminate SSI benefits by treating certain household living space as income for people receiving SSI while living with family. The change could affect up to 400,000 individuals, with disabled adults and low-income seniors hit hardest, especially those who rely on shared housing for daily support.
The Staff Selection Commission will provide scribes to eligible candidates with benchmark disabilities for its recruitment exams. Under new guidelines issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on August 1, 2025, SSC has removed the “own scribe” option, ensuring the scribes are arranged by the commission itself.
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