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  Fact Sheets
 
   Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) 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.

By: Minnesota Disability Law Center-Legal Aid Society (MMLA)

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   SSI Appeals 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.
Fact Sheet G-11
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

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    Read this in: Hmong / Hmoob , Somali / Soomaali , Spanish / Español
  
   
   SSI Overpayments 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.
Fact Sheet G-12
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

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   Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Asset Transfers
Answers to questions for those on SSI about asset limits and rules about transferring assets.
By: Senior Law Project - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
 
  
   
   Disabled and Leaving Prison: Restarting Social Security Disability 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.
You are not qualified to receive benefits while you are in prison, so your benefits will become terminated. Find out how to restart your benefits upon your release from prison.
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
  
   
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  Question & Answer Column
 
   I have a friend who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...
Is there a difference between Social Security Disability and SSI? Also, my friend tells me that she cannot have more than $2,000 in "countable resources." What does this mean?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
 
  
   
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  Booklets
 
   The Ticket to Work Program 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)
Assistance for disabled individuals who are receiving Social Security benefits and who wish to work. To see this booklet in HTML, click here.
By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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  Other Helpful Resources
 
   Benefits For Children (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   Benefits For Children With Disabilities (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   Disability Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   How do debt collection and garnishment affect government funds, such as SSI?
I fear that creditors will attempt to freeze my bank account and I will not have access to my money and I will not be able to pay my rent and other living expenses. Can the creditors do this?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
 
  
   
   How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   How Work Affects Your Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   How Workers' Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   Retirement Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   Social Security Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

    Read this in: Arabic / العربية , Armenian / Հայերէն , Chinese / 中文 , Farsi / فارسی , French / Français , Korean / 한국어 , Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español , Tagalog / Tagalog , Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
  
   
   SSI Cut-offs for Non-Citizens

By: Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance
  
   
   Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Non-Citizens (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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   The Appeals Process - Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Social Security Administration

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