Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
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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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Benefits Check Up
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This web site provides information about what benefits seniors may be eligible for. You will be required to fill out a form on the Internet.
By: National Council on the Aging
Social Security Appeals Process
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When the Social Security Administration makes a decision on your claim, we will send you a letter explaining our decision. If you do not agree with our decision, you can appeal?that is, ask us to look at your case again. When you ask for an appeal, we will look at the entire decision, even those parts that were in your favor. If our decision was wrong, we will change it. This document answers the following questions: (1) When and how can I appeal? (2) How many appeal levels are there? (3) Will my benefits continue? (4) Can someone help me?
By: Social Security Administration
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Benefits For Children (Social Security)
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About 3.8 million children receive approximately $1.6 billion each month because one or both of their parents are disabled, retired or deceased. Those dollars help to provide the necessities of life for family members and help to make it possible for those children to complete high school. When a parent becomes disabled or dies, Social Security benefits help to stabilize the family?s financial future.
By: Social Security Administration
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How Social Security Can Make Payments to Someone Who is Managing Your Money For You
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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
Can I Get Social Security Benefits If I Am Not a Citizen of the United States? Social Security is a monthly payment from the federal government to blind, disabled or older people who have paid into the social security system. (Social security payments are usually taken out of your paycheck.)
Even if your employer did not report your
wages to the government, you might still be
able to get benefits. Spouses and children of
persons who have paid into the Social
Security system may also be able to get
benefits.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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Income Support: Social Security
Social Security, the nation's best known form of insurance, provides a retirement and insurance program for older and disabled Americans. There are three basic categories of cash benefits under Social Security: retirement, disability and survivor benefits. Rules, payment schedules and eligibility for each program are distinct. Although a person may qualify for more than one type of benefit under Social Security, he/she can collect only one of these three benefits at a time. The following are brief highlights of each program.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help
(Separate Website)
The website has information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
By: Social Security Administration
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When Your Social Security Benefits Are Taken to Pay Back Money to the Federal Government
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Social Security income is a lifeline for most seniors. Because it is considered so essential for survival, it has traditionally been protected from attachment by creditors. A 1996 law takes away some of this protection. Although the law was passed in 1996, the government is just now starting to implement it.
This is an important change, but it is not a reason for panic. It will not apply to everyone and not all benefits can be taken. This information sheet answers some frequently asked questions about this new program.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Social Security Income
(Separate Website)
This web page answers common tax questions about Social Security income.
By: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
Supplemental Security Income Payments
(Separate Website)
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. It is a program run by Social Security. SSI provides monthly payments to people who are elderly, blind or disabled and who have little or no income and assets. Children, as well as adults, can get payments because of blindness or disability. To get SSI, you must be elderly, blind or disabled.
By: Social Security Administration
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An Overview of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and Public Housing Authorities
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families is the new "Welfare" program. In 1996 Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act. This act abolished the old welfare entitlement program Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC), and created a new block grant program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Under TANF, you no longer get a check for an indefinite period of time. In Georgia, families that include an adult in the grant have a lifetime limit of 48 months (4 years) in which they can receive benefits. This document contains more important information about TANF.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Facts, Not Myths, for Georgia's Families about TANF
(Separate Website)
A Video Brieifing on Temporary Assitance to Needy Families
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
TANF Sanctions: What Are My Rights?
People who receive aid under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program have to meet a number of requirements. This document explains what happens when families receiving TANF fail to comply with the TANF requirements.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
TANF: What Happens When I Go to Work?
This document describes the different kinds of support services that families receiving TANF can get when the head of the household goes to work, such as child care, Medicaid health benefits and help with transportation. The document also describes what you can do if you do not get the support services you have asked for.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Public Housing
This document answers common questions about Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and the way the benefits affect a family's rights in Public Housing.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Work and Public Housing and TANF Benefits
Information on public housing policies which encourage tenants to work, including the "earned income disregard" which excludes certain earned income when calculating rent.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Facts You Should Know About Medicaid And Tanf If You Have Children
TANF is the program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. It provides cash assistance to low-income families.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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