1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19: Selected Financial and Social Service Resources for Older Americans Updated September 20, 2021 This Insight links to selected resources for older constituents who have been financially affected by the Coronavirus
2、 Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Security During the pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) continues to pay benefits. Although Social Security offices are closed for walk-in service, many services are available online. Additional guidance appears on SSAs Coronavirus Disease (CO
3、VID-19) webpage and SSAs blog. Other resources include SSA (Workers): Your Options: Working, Applying for Retirement, or Both?; SSA (Workers): Benefits Planner, Retirement; SSA (Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and COVID-19 Financial Assistance): Monthly Benefits and Other Financial Help; CRS Repo
4、rt R44948, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Eligibility, Benefits, and Financing; and CRS Report R44670, The Social Security Retirement Age. Retirement Income The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) allowed for