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Social Security & Federal Checks Must Be Direct Deposited

Posted on January 14, 2011 by NanOak

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 →

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Social Security Cuts Would Hurt Low-Income Older Adults

Posted on December 2, 2010 by NanOak

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 →

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Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy

Posted on June 4, 2010 by NanOak

On May 18, 2010, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging released a new committee report. Click here to access the report.  

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Social Security Administration Retreats from “Unknowing Flight” Doctrine and Will Pay Hundreds of Millions in Back Benefits

Posted on February 1, 2010 by NanOak

This article in the Clearinghouse REVIEW Journal of Poverty Law and Policy has details of the Martinez settlement.  

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Have You Seen a Fleeing Felon?

Posted on September 26, 2006 by NanOak

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 →

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