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Social and Supplemental Security
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
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
Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Facts
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Understanding Social Security (Social Security Online)
(Separate Website)
Social Security Online contains a large number of resources that will help you understand the current Social Security program benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Your Social Security Number and Card
(Separate Website)
A Social Security number is important because you need it to get a job, collect Social Security benefits and receive some other government benefits. Many other companies you do business with, such as banks and credit companies, also ask for your number.
By: Social Security Administration
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)
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
Elder Law
(Separate Website)
Senior citizens must deal with many legal issues. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to address these issues, and there is now an area of practice known as elder law. Elder law is specifically designed to address the particular concerns of older citizens. By looking at the whole picture, before a crisis occurs, a plan can be developed to carry out your wishes to the greatest extent possible. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Bar Association
GovBenefits.gov - Your Benefits Connection
(Separate Website)
Are there government benefit programs available to help you? GovBenefits.gov will help you answer that question. Our online screening tool is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. We do not require your name, phone number, Social Security number, or any other information that could be used to identify you. You answer a series of questions about yourself, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply. Whether it's a direct payment, a loan, insurance, training, or other services - there may be government benefit programs available to help you.
By: GovBenefits.gov
Information and Resources
(Separate Website)
Information and links to resources provided by organizations benefiting seniors
By: Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging
South Carolina Property Tax for Senior Citizens
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: The state of South Carolina has special provisions on property taxes for home owners who are 65 years of age or older and who have resided in the state for at least one year.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Applying for Social Security Benefits
(Separate Website)
Website where you can apply for retirement or spouses benefits, apply for disability benefits, check the status of your application, or if your application for benefits was denied recently
you can request an appeal.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Benefits Verification
(Separate Website)
This website will help you request a ?Proof of Income? letter that can be used to prove that you are eligible for benefits.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Department of Veteran's Affairs
(Separate Website)
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Helpful Consumer and Elder Law Web Resources
By: National Consumer Law Center
Martinez settlement Consumer handouts explaining the Social Security
Administration's plan to repay more than $500 million in benefits that were unlawfully
withheld.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Public Benefits Eligibility Screening Program
(Separate Website)
Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources. BenefitsCheckUp includes more than 2,000 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Social Security - Change of Address
(Separate Website)
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Social Security Disability Benefits Law Information and Resources
(Separate Website)
Links to Grids, Listings, Rulings, and other Research
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
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