Huge Drop In Federal Aid For The Poorest Is Blamed On Closed Social Security Offices
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A sign outside a U.S. Social Security Administration office in Mount Prospect, Ill., in October last year. Closed SSA offices across the country are being blamed for a 30 percent drop in applications for an aid program for the most vulnerable.
Nam Y. Huh
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AP
"I really don't like to complain," she said.
But her days are now defined by debilitating pain and frequent migraines. It's the result of a years-long battle with breast cancer that has also left Muraveva, 52, unable to work.