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General Assistance for Children
   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
  
   
   Immigrants and Public Benefits This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
A chart summmarizing immigrants' eligibility for public benefits.
By: National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
  
   
   Know Your Rights to TANF/GAC This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Provides information about Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance to Children (GAC) 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
  
   
   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
  
   
   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
  
   
   Immigrants and Public Benefits This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
A chart summmarizing immigrants' eligibility for public benefits.
By: National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
  
   
   Know Your Rights to TANF/GAC This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Provides information about Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and General Assistance to Children (GAC) and eligibility requirements.
By: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia - NW Office

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
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Getting Identification
   How to Get a Photo I.D., Birth Certificate, or Social Security Card
This resource provides information on how to get important identification documents that you may need to apply for a job or government services.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
  
   
   More No Match Information - Nonunion Workers This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This resource (updated as of April 2008) explains your rights about Social Security "no match" letters if you are NOT in a union.
By: National Immigration Law Center

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   More No Match Information - Unionized Workers This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This resource (updated as of April 2008) explains your rights about Social Security "no match" letters if you are in a union.
By: National Immigration Law Center

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   What Immigrant Workers Should Know About No-Match Letters
This resource answers questions about the Social Security Administration's use of employer "no match" letters to identify people who are working under incorrect or false Social Security numbers.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
  
   
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Health & Medical Benefits
   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
  
   
   D.C. Healthcare Alliance This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Provides information about health insurance coverage from the D.C. Healthcare Alliance.
By: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia - NW Office

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Health Insurance Plans and Health Benefits (Separate Website)
This web site contains information and fact sheets about (1) your rights to health care when you change jobs, (2)the health care rights of women, mothers and newborns, (3) mental health benefits rights, (4) rights to know what your health care plan contains, (5) how your health plan benefits are affected by your employers' bankruptcy and much more. Some of the information is in PDF format.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
  
   
   Help With Prescription Drug Costs (Separate Website)
The Social Security Administration's website allows you to see if you qualify for help with Medicare prescription drug costs and apply for help with Medicare prescription drug costs.
By: Social Security Administration

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Immigrants and Public Benefits This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
A chart summmarizing immigrants' eligibility for public benefits.
By: National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
  
   
   Managing Medical Debt This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Tips and suggestions for handling medical bills and what to do if you have difficulty paying them.
By: Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia - NW Office

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