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Category Archives: Supplemental Security Income
California Supreme Court Rules Bank Seize SSI Deposit to Pay for Overdrafts and Fees
The California Supreme Court has ruled that a state statute exempting Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) funds directly deposited into a bank account from attachment does not prohibit a bank from seizing an incoming SSI deposit to repay … Continue reading
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CA Supreme Court Rules Bank May Seize SSI Deposit to Pay for Overdrafts and Fees
The California Supreme Court has ruled that a state statute exempting Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) funds directly deposited into a bank account from attachment does not prohibit a bank from seizing an incoming SSI deposit to repay … Continue reading
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Court Upholds Rehab Act Claim for Blind Participants in SSA Programs
The decision is an important victory for the estimated 3,000,000 participants in Social Security programs who are blind or have low vision, the overwhelming majority of whom are over the age of 80. A district court in California has denied … Continue reading
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NSCLC Challenges SSA Policy on Alleged Probation Violation
A lawsuit has been filed by NSCLC on behalf of a nationwide class of thousands of individuals, who have lost their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, challenging the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of suspending or denying … Continue reading
Have You Seen a Fleeing Felon?
Since the Social Security Administration began a computer-matching program in cooperation with law enforcement agencies in several states, the number of people affected by “fleeing” beneficiary provisions has increased dramatically in the SSI program. This article originally appeared in the … Continue reading
Tenth Anniversary of “Welfare Reform” – Impact on Elderly and Disabled
It was ten years ago this past Tuesday that President Clinton signed into law the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996,” the so-called “welfare reform” law. While there has been a spate of coverage of the … Continue reading
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