Fact Sheet: Social Security
Create a 2 pages fact sheet on Social Security outlining eligibility, benefits, and funding. This should be completed using both assigned readings and additional research.
Assigned readings
Additional Internet Resources:
Administration on Community Living:
AARP Public Policy Institute: http://www.aarp.org/research/ppi/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
The Century Foundation: http://www.tcf.org/
The Commonwealth Fund: http://www.cmwf.org/
Disability Aging and LTC division of The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, part of HHS:
Employee Benefit Research Institute:
Economic Policy Institute: http://www.epi.org/
Family Caregiver Alliance:
Government Accountability Office: http://www.gao.gov/
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: http://www.kff.org/
The New Old Age Blog, NYT: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/
National Academy of Social Insurance: http://www.nasi.org/
The Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org/
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/index.html
Also read: Sociology of Aging and Biology of aging