Hands Off My Social Security

Social Security is the most common source of income for Black women aged 62 and older, received by 49 percent of Black women aged 62-64, 83 percent of  those aged 65-74, and 88 percent of Black women aged 75 and older. The program could be improved to better address the needs of Black women because it currently provides a crucial source of income for us - lifting many of us out of poverty.

With less access to alternative sources of income, many older Black women in particular remain reliant on Social Security - a reality that points to the need to strengthen it and not cut it.

Join the Black Women’s Health Imperative in telling the government to “Strengthen Social Security, Don’t Cut It!”

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