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Important Information
Protect Your Social Security and SSI
Creditors and other people with a judgment against you will often have the Sheriff serve papers on your bank. The papers tell the bank to use your account to pay the judgment. Answer five important questions in this document to see if you can protect your money.
By: Legal Services Alabama
SSI & Fleeing Felons
Can Fleeing Felons Receive SSI?
NO. Social Security started cutting fleeing felons off in 2000. This document provides more detailed information.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Information about Social Security and SSI Overpayments
Coping With SSI and Social Security Overpayments
If Social Security thinks you have gotten too much money in your social security or SSI check, they will send you a Notice of Overpayment. This document explains what you can do if this happens.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Requesting Reconsideration of Overpayment and Appealing
If you think SSA is wrong in its decision, file a request for reconsideration.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Requesting a Waiver of Overpayment
If an SSI or Social Security overpayment was not your fault, SSA will not make you give the money back.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Making a Repayment Agreement for Overpayment
How to make a repayment agreement with SSA when there's been an overpayment
By: Legal Services Alabama
Additional Information
Social Security Information in Other Languages
(Separate Website)
This website links to Social Security information in 15 different languages. It includes Retirement and Survivor's Benefits, Disability Benefits, SSI and more. It also includes information on SSA's interpreter services. Read this in: Español By: Social Security Online
Tips for Dealing With Government Offices and Agencies
In order to receive certain benefits, you must give an agency some information about yourself. It is very important to give correct information to agencies. This document contains tips on how to do this.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Save Those Papers!
In order to protect your rights, you may need to use papers others have given you. This fact sheet tells you what papers you should save.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Says who can get pennies. Talks about steps to take. Talks about appeals.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Lost Your Job?
Can I get my job back? Can I get unemployment compensation (pennies)? Can I get back wages? Can I get severance pay or vacation pay? These questions and more are answered in this document.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Are You Eligible for Any Goverment Benefits?
(Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive in Alabama.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
Save Those Papers!
In order to protect your rights, you may need to use papers others have given you. This fact sheet tells you what papers you should save.
By: Legal Services Alabama
AlabamaLegalHelp.org is a project of Legal Services Alabama and the Legal Services Corporation. It is produced in cooperation with Pro Bono Net and legal services organizations, community organizations and government agencies throughout Alabama and the United States.
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