People With Long Covid Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits

People With Long Covid Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits

Betsy Ladyzhets When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with covid-19 in spring 2020, she did not anticipate that the virus would knock her out of get the job done for two several years and set her family members at threat for eviction. Taveras, a mother of two in Brooklyn, New York, claimed her bout with

Low federal disability payments can leave recipients homeless : Shots

Low federal disability payments can leave recipients homeless : Shots

Margaret Davis (left) and Delisa Williams (right) became acquainted when they moved into the Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter, just outside Charlotte, N.C. Both women receive federal benefits, but the monthly amounts aren’t high enough for them to be able to rent an apartment. Logan Cyrus for KHN hide caption toggle caption Logan Cyrus