In the US, our disability support programs impose stringent financial limits. In the case of SSI, participants cannot have more than $2k in assets (cash, checking, savings, etc *combined*).
That limit was set in the 80s and hasn’t been updated since.
It’s time to fix that.
https://thearc.org/blog/new-bipartisan-bill-would-advance-economic-security-for-disabled-americans/