Listing of self-help materials and informational publications.
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Benefits CheckUp
(Separate Website)
BenefitsCheckUp helps thousands every day to find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Please fill out our simple questionnaire to find programs that can assist you or your loved ones.
By: National Council on the Aging
How to Fight A Termination of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Benefits based on Non-disability Reasons
Social Security must notify you in writing before reducing or stopping your benefits. You may fight the termination by asking for reconsideration. You may continue to receive the same benefits after the termination date in the notice if you request reconsideration in time. You must request reconsideration within 10 days of receiving the notice to keep getting benefits.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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How to Fight a Termination of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability When SSA Decides You Are No Longer Disabled
If the Social Security Administration (SSA) believes that your medical condition has improved or that you can work, they will send you a written notice that says your benefits will stop. You may fight the proposed termination by asking for reconsideration. You may continue to receive the same benefits after the proposed termination date in the notice if you request reconsideration in time. You must request reconsideration within 10 days of receiving the notice to keep getting benefits.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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How to Fight an SSI or Social Security Overpayment Notice
If you are being charged with an overpayment, it is because Social Security believes that you received benefits when you were not eligible to receive them. Social Security must notify you in writing of the overpayment before it may take any money from your check. There are four actions you may take if you receive an overpayment notice.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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How to Fight Your SSI or Social Security Disability Denial
This publication explains what you can do if the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies your application because they say you are not disabled. If you have been receiving benefits and are notified that they will stop, see our publication How to Fight a Termination of SSI or SSD.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Questions and Answers on Immigrants Who May Lose Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
This brochure is provided to help you educate immigrants who have come to the United States on or after August 22, 1996 and may be receiving SSI because they are disabled or 65 and over. THESE IMMIGRANTS MAY NEED TO BECOME CITIZENS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO KEEP GETTING THEIR SSI.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Severe.net
(Separate Website)
Social Security Disability Benefits Law Information and Resources.
Social Security Online
(Separate Website)
Comprehensive federal web site containing lots of information on the Social Security program.
By: Social Security Administration
Social Security Online - American Indian & Alaska Natives (AIAN) web site
(Separate Website)
The AIAN website provides basic information and ongoing updates of programs administered by the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). We also provide information on how individuals and tribes or nations can contact the Social Security Administration, ongoing outreach efforts, and links to related federal programs. You may apply online for benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Special Needs Trust
(Separate Website)
A Special Needs Trust provides a way for a person with a disability to receive financial support, from for example an inheritance or legal settlement, while remaining eligible for SSI or Medicaid.
By: Disability Rights Washington
What Do I Do If Social Security Stops my Benefits Because I am a "Fleeing Felon"?
The Social Security Administration lists three types of fleeing felons: (1) felony charges with an outstanding warrant; (2) felony conviction with an outstanding warrant, or (3) a violation of probation or parole, regardless of whether the underlying crime was a felony. This publication discusses each of these.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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