Income Help (Welfare/TANF/Social Security/SSI)

Know Your Rights

• Learn about Medicaid Programs that Can Help You Pay for Medicare Premiums

  There are several kinds of Medicaid available that help people get health care. This video explains how Medicaid can help people pay for Medicare premiums. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• 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

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI): The Law on Overpayments and Collections (Video)

  This video about Social Security Overpayments and Collections was created for GeorgiaLegalAid.org by Maria Keller and Jacqueline Givens, law students at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. The video content is based on a community education brochure created by Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. and prepared under the direction of Georgia Legal Services Program. This is legal information, not legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should speak with a lawyer. Read More

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  State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project

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  Spanish / Español

• 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

• Benefits Check Up

  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. Content Detail

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  National Council on the Aging

• Can I Get Social Security Benefits If I Am Not a Citizen of the United States? PDF

  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. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Spanish / Español

• How Social Security Can Make Payments to Someone Who is Managing Your Money For You

  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. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• Benefits For Children (Social Security)

  This page outlines what Social Security's benefits for children are and who qualifies to receive them Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Russian / Pусский

  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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®

• Social Security Programs - What do Social Security (Title II) and SSI (Title XVI) Mean? PDF

  Social Security and Supplemental Security Income provide income and other support. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• When Your Social Security Benefits Are Taken to Pay Back Money to the Federal Government

  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. Content Detail

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  National Consumer Law Center

• 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. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®