It has never been easy for Mary Cole to support herself and the 19-year-old grandson who lives with her in Bristol, Virginia, on her monthly $914 Supplemental Security Income check.
It has never been easy for Mary Cole to support herself and the 19-year-old grandson who lives with her in Bristol, Virginia, on her monthly $914 Supplemental Security Income check. But it’s getting harder. “I’ve been struggling a lot,” Cole said. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Because benefits counselors at her local agency on aging have helped her apply for several kinds of public assistance, she pays only $158 in rent for her apartment in a subsidized Section 8 bui
Benefits extended earlier in the coronavirus pandemic have been rolled back. But many older Americans are not taking advantage of the aid still available.