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When disability support systems trap you in poverty

My chronic illness means I can't work full-time but I make too much money from part-time work to qualify for disability benefits, so I'm stuck in this impossible middle ground.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very programs designed to help you are structured to punish any attempt at financial independence or career growth.

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