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Income Help for People with Disabilities
Know Your Rights
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Social Security Electronic Payments Are Coming! Are you ready for March 1, 2013? PDF
People currently getting federal benefit paper checks must switch to electronic payments on March 1, 2013. Content Detail
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- Georgia Legal Services Program®
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- Spanish / Español
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Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive. Content Detail
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- GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
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- Spanish / Español
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If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help
The website has information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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- Spanish / Español
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Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Social Security Income
This web page answers common tax questions about Social Security income. Content Detail
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- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
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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. Read More
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- Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
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Red Book - Reference for Employment-Related Programs of Social Security Administration
The Red Book serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. The Red Book is from the Social Security Administration web site. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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- Spanish / Español
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Supplemental Security Income Rights and Responsibilities
This document lists your rights and responsibilities in connection with Supplemental Security Income payments. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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Social Security Appeals Process
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? Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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Social Security Disability Benefits
Social Security pays monthly benefits to people who are unable to work because of a mental or physical condition. The condition must last for one year or more or be expected to result in death. To qualify for benefits, you also must have worked long enough and recently enough under Social Security. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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What You Need To Know When You Get Disability Benefits
You should, now that you’re receiving Social Security disability benefits. You might think that, because the disability application process is over and your benefits are about to start, you no longer have to worry about Social Security. But what should you do if your condition improves? Or what if you want to go back to work but are afraid of losing your benefits? Knowing the answers to these and other questions now will save you a great deal of time, inconvenience and maybe some money later. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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What You Need To Know When You Get SSI Benefits
This booklet, from the Social Security Administration web site is for people who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The first part tells about your benefits and what you can expect from Social Security. The second part tells what changes you must report. The third part tells you how you can call Social Security toll free to conduct your Social Security business. The fourth part tells how and when to report changes. The fifth part explains some special rules for people who get SSI disability. The sixth part of the booklet explains other things all SSI recipients should know, and the last part provides additional information about SSI eligibility. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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- Spanish / Español
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A Snapshot of Social Security
This publication provides a snapshot of the most important features of the Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicare programs. Content Detail
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- Social Security Administration
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Client Study Guide for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) PDF
Read about your rights as a person with disabilities under the Georgia TANF program Content Detail
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- Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Overpayments & Collections - Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits PDF
An overpayment happens when the total amount received by an individual is more than the total amount which should have been paid for that period. Content Detail
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- Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Relative Adoption: Issues about Access to Education
A school must allow the child to go to school for 30 days while waiting for proof of age, residence, or other requirements. The school may give more time for special reasons. The family?and not the school?should make the decision about the type of relationship that helps the family. Read More
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- Georgia Legal Services Program®
