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Property Essential to Self Support (PESS): The Forgotten SSI Work Incentive
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) countable resource limit hasn't increased a dollar since the original Ghostbusters topped the box office and Daley Thompson won the decathlon at the Los Angeles Olympics (1984 in case you're wondering). It's resolutely stuck at...
SSA Overpayments? Go On-line to Pay Them Off
Included in a newly updated Social Security publication on overpayments was a two-line addition recording a new option for paying the agency back. Yes, you can now clear your debt on-line by going here https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/834689469 Once there you'll...
Spotlight on Homelessness and Social Security
Yvonne Perret, the Maryland-based founder of the SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery (SOAR) program recently published a blog on Social Security's website that is well worth the read. The blog shares some factual insights into the challenges faced by homeless...
Social Security Looking for Feedback to Move Forward
Under the regulations of 2018's Evidence Act the Social Security Administration, as a federal agency, is required to seek public input into how they are doing and as to how they can improve policies and procedures. The SSA has put out a request for information from...
SSA’s New Webpage Looks to Help Those Helping Others
A recent press release by the Social Security Administration announced the creation of a new webpage dubbed "People Helping Others" that will serve as the hub for all manner of questions regarding SSA and SSI benefits. The page is primarily addressed to those in the...