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Category Archives: Economic Security
Social Security & Federal Checks Must Be Direct Deposited
With some exceptions, if someone applies for federal benefits on or after May 1, 2011, they must receive all checks through direct deposit from now on. The Department of the Treasury has promulgated a final regulation [75 Fed. Reg. 80315 … Continue reading
What is Direct Express?
DIRECT EXPRESS DEBIT CARDS Since 2008, people receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits who do not have a bank account have had the option of receiving benefits in the form of a prepaid debit card instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Security, Supplemental Security Income
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Social Security Cuts Would Hurt Low-Income Older Adults
Statement of Paul Nathanson National Senior Citizens Law Center SOCIAL SECURITY CUTS WOULD HURT LOW INCOME OLDER ADULTS WASHINGTON –The National Senior Citizens Law Center is concerned that proposals contained in the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report to … Continue reading
ACB v Astrue: Standard Print Notice Not Sufficient for Blind & Visually Impaired
Some 3 million blind and visually impaired Social Security beneficiaries — two thirds over age 80 — are entitled to receive notices about their benefits in Braille or on a Microsoft CD thanks to a successful lawsuit. However, some 80% … Continue reading
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San Francisco Social Security/SSI Martinez Case Media Briefing
NSCLC and New America Media co-hosted a media briefing on the successful Martinez class action lawsuit on July 27, 2010. Click here to see the video. Social Security Benefits Wrongly Denied from New America Media on Vimeo.
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Clark v Astrue: Plaintiffs Move for Class Certification in SSA Probation Case
Plaintiffs have moved for certification of a nationwide class in Clark v. Astrue, (06-cv-15521 SHS, SDNY). the action challenging the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of suspending or denying Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits anytime someone had an … Continue reading
Comments: Developing a Supplemental Poverty Measure
Letter in support of using the Elder Economic Security Standard. Read the letter.
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Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy
On May 18, 2010, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging released a new committee report. Click here to access the report.
SSA Agrees to Provide Medicare Part B Enrollment Protections to Martinez Class Members
In response to arguments raised by NSCLC and other class counsel, SSA has agreed to use its “executive discretion” to ensure that Martinez class members do not experience a lapse in Medicare Part B coverage as their Social Security benefits are restored. … Continue reading
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Clark v Astrue: Court of Appeals Rules SSA Policy on Probation/Parole Violators Unlawful
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of suspending Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits whenever someone has an outstanding warrant for an alleged violation of probation … Continue reading
