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SSI Recipient with Questions about EIP? SSA Has the Answers

by Charlie Hollins | July 30, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The hugely accomplished and still yet to be fully acknowledged Scottish band, Belle and Sebastian, were once admonished by their record company for supplying less than catchy album titles. They duly followed up “The Boy with the Arab Strap” with “Fold Your Hands...

Vulnerable Population Liaisons: SSA’s New Community Partnership Scheme

by Charlie Hollins | July 23, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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?

by Charlie Hollins | July 15, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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

by Charlie Hollins | July 9, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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

by Charlie Hollins | July 2, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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

by Charlie Hollins | June 25, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

SNAP Decisions: Updates on Food Stamp Allocation

by Charlie Hollins | June 18, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Maryland's Governor Hogan announced this week that the state of emergency that has been in place since March 2020 will be lifted as of July 1. While that means that there's no longer a need for all those masks and the social distancing it does also mean that changes...

Advanced Planning: Selecting A Representative Payee Just In Case

by Charlie Hollins | June 11, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

It's an option that's been around for over a year now, but it's certainly worth mentioning that Social Security allows beneficiaries to submit an Advance Designation of Representative Payee. The Advance Designation allows you to make choices now, while you're fit and...

Over 55, Working and Blind? Here’s an SSDI Rule Just For You

by Charlie Hollins | June 3, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Individuals who are blind have been treated with special consideration by Social Security since the creation of the disability program in 1954. If someone meets the statutory blindness criteria, has limited work history, income and resources they will qualify for SSI...

2022 COLA Predicted And It’s Looking Good!

by Charlie Hollins | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Although we have just over seven months of this year left to go a popular and widely respected business forecasting publisher has turned its attentions to Social Security and the likely Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2022. The Kiplinger Letter recently published...