On the recordJuly 20, 2010
Social Security benefits make a significant contribution to the well-being of many Americans. Today, 83,545 persons in the Seventh District of Illinois rely upon these payments to sustain their monthly living expenses. Fifty-nine percent of them are elderly, and 11 percent are children. These persons receive an average monthly benefit of $996 a month, with the cost of living for rent and utilities in Illinois being $957 per month, equating to 96 percent of their Social Security income. While we celebrate Social Security for the last 75 years for the American aged, disabled, and survivor populations and their children, I encourage my colleagues to make sure that these funds are sustained without further impact on the economic well-being of our most challenged populations. Thank you, Social Security. ____________________
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