Social Security Disability Benefits
Basic facts about applying for disability benefits and what to do if your application is denied.
By: Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
(Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
Benefits Check Up
(Separate Website)
Information on what benefits seniors may be eligible for. Requires filling out a form.
By: National Council on the Aging
Benefits for People With Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
By: Social Security Administration
Disability Application Starter Kit
(Separate Website)
Everything you need to apply for disability benefits, including an online application and tips for preparing for your interview.
By: Social Security Administration
Frequently Asked Questions About the "Ticket to Work"
Common questions about the "Ticket to Work" Program
By: University Legal Services
How Social Security Can Make Payments to Someone Who is Managing Your Money For You
(Separate Website)
Social Security's Representative Payment Program provides fiduciary assistance for our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing or directing someone else to manage their Social Security or SSI payments.
By: Social Security Administration
Protecting Your Disability Benefits from Creditors
Brief information on obtaining benefits and step-by-step information on how to protect your benefits from creditors.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) This resource provides information on how SSI and SSDI beneficiaries can get help returning to the workplace.
By: University Legal Services, Protection & Advocacy Program
Supplemental Security Income
(Separate Website)
SSI is short for Supplemental Security Income. It pays monthly benefits to people who are 65 or older, or who are blind, or who have a disability and don't own much or have a lot of income. Monthly benefits can go to disabled and blind children as well as adults. Read more about SSI in this booklet from the Social Security Administration web site.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
What You Need to Know About Pooled Special Needs Trusts
(Separate Website)
Information about a way to protect your Medicaid or SSI benefits if you earn, inherit or receive a lump sum of money.
By: Shared Horizons, Inc.
What You Need To Know When You Get Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
You might think that, because the disability application process is over and your benefits are about to start, you no longer have to worry about Social Security. But what should you do if your condition improves? Or what if you want to go back to work but are afraid of losing your benefits? Knowing the answers to these and other questions now will save you a great deal of time, inconvenience and maybe some money later.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Immigrant Eligibility for Disaster Assistance
(Separate Website)
If you or any of your family are not U.S. citizens, this resource can help you find help after a distaster.
By: The American Red Cross, National Council of La Raza, and National Immigration Law Center
Washington DC Tenant Survival Guide This guide provides a wide-ranging discussion of issues relevant to tenants in the District of Columbia. Some of the topics covered include:
- Leases
- Security Deposits
- Repairs
- Renter's Insurance
- Evictions
- Rent Control
- Public Housing
By: Harrison Institute for Public Law in conjunction with the District of Columbia Office of the Tenant Advocate
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Application for Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, and Cash Assistance
(Separate Website)
This website provides a form that you can use to apply for Food Stamps, Temporary Aid to Needy Families/General Assistance for Children (TANF/GC), Medical Assistance, and Interim Disability Assistance (IDA).
By: D.C. Department of Human Services
Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
(Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
Benefits Check Up
(Separate Website)
Information on what benefits seniors may be eligible for. Requires filling out a form.
By: National Council on the Aging
Immigrants and Public Benefits
(Separate Website)
A chart summmarizing immigrants' eligibility for public benefits.
By: National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
Know Your Rights to Food Stamps Provides a description of food stamps and eligibility requirements.
By: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia - NW Office
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
(Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
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