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Vulnerable Population Liaisons: SSA’s New Community Partnership Scheme
Social Security recently announced that they have created a new position within their ranks. The Vulnerable Population Liaison (VPL) will act to ensure that those in the community that most need the financial support that SSI and SSDI provide will be prioritized and...
Is Medicare Set to Cover Dental, Health and Vision Care Services?
There is a truism in journalistic circles that has come to be known as Betteridge’s Law that any article which has a question in the title can easily be answered by a simple ‘no’. This may well be the case for this blog too, but the positive aspect is that 76 Members...
Remembrance of Earnings Past: Check with SSA on Your Full Work Record
While we wait for the IRS to allow us to see past earnings on a Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) once more we can rest assured that individuals are able to check and see how much they’ve made in the past and, more importantly, how much they’ve accrued towards SSA...
Reminder for Students Working This Summer: Don’t Forget the Student Earned Income Exclusion
The summer vacation is here again. While that will hopefully mean such fun things as a trip to the ocean and plenty of excuses for staying up late every night, there is also the opportunity for teens to pick up some valuable work experience. That might be either...
The Quick Fix: A Passing Word on Temporary Cash Assistance
As was mentioned in last week's blog on food stamps, the lifting of Maryland's state of emergency will mean that the temporary increases in allotments will soon be going away. That is also the case for another needs based program that's been operating under the title...