Are there any benefits for senior citizens in the 2009 economic stimulus package?

Sounds like there's good and bad news for seniors when it comes to the stimulus plan. Excerpts from a Spectrum Online article: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — just passed by the House and under consideration in the Senate — contains a number of provisions that will benefit America’s seniors, but advocates contend that certain provisions leave seniors vulnerable and may harm Social Security benefits in the future. Senior-friendly portions of the bill include $87 billion in help for state Medicaid programs, $650 million to continue the DTV coupon program, which enables American households to convert from analog television transmission to digital transmission, and $500 million to the Social Security Administration to help process the steep rise in disability and retirement claims.

Advocates are strong in their support of a $300 payment to seniors but maintain that amount is insufficient to truly help the nation’s poorest seniors. "It’s difficult to understand why the Senate would give the least money to the most vulnerable group in our economy," said Daniel O’Connell, chairman of The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). "It seems clear that seniors — especially those barely getting by — are precisely the people that will stimulate the economy by spending their stimulus checks.

As of now, rumor has it that the amount of $300 for Seniors has been reduced to $250 one time. Have to wait and see which amount is correct.

ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=1... Looks like they're getting some cash.

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