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Appealing Social Security decisions
(Separate Website)
How the agency's appeals process works.
By: Social Security Administration
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
Proving Paternity: Protect your child's rights to Social Security benefits.
Was your child born outside of marriage? Has your child's father refused to admit paternity? What you need to do now to protect your child's rights to Social Security benefits.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards Basic information about state ID cards.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Representative Payees for Social Security/SSI Benefits
Someone may need help to manage their benefits. Learn about the rights of the person getting benefits and the duties of the repersentative. This is a condensed excerpt from the Advocacy Center publication, "Legal Status in Louisiana."
By: Advocacy Center
Social Security Announces Faster Track for Some Disability Claims
(Separate Website)
Read about Social Security's new "Compassionate Allowances," which plans to speed up processing of disability claims involving certain kinds of cancer and rare diseases.
By: Social Security Administration
Social Security Benefits Taken To Pay Money Back to the Federal Government?
(Separate Website)
A 1996 law takes away some protection, 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
Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs."
By: Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Social Security numbers and cards
(Separate Website)
What to do about lost or stolen cards, or if someone uses your number.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Social Security Survivors' benefits
(Separate Website)
Who may be eligible for widow's, widower's and other survivors of a death.
By: Social Security Administration
Who is eligible for Social Security retirement benefits?
(Separate Website)
Social Security tells you who is eligible, when you can apply, and more.
By: Social Security Administration
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