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SSI Resource Limits to be Increased?

It couldn't happen, could it? A resource limit that has remained resolutely entrenched at $2000 for an individual and $3000 for a married couple since the 1980s might just get an increase. There is an awfully long way to go to see if that actually does come to pass...

Required Writing: Medicaid Redetermination Reminder

There were decidedly few positives that came from the recent pandemic, but one bright spot was the decision by states to suspend the usual practice of obliging Medicaid recipients to undergo an annual redetermination, or renewal, of their eligibility for the benefit....

From the Archives: Blind Work Expenses Revisited

August is generally considered to be the ‘silly season’ to those in the press as everyone seems to be on vacation and nothing’s going on. This leads to rather random reports and stories. Avoiding that, we’re going to delve into the MDBCN blog archives and remind you...

A Modest Proposal: Social Security Seeks to Ease SSI Application Process

It's difficult not to be bemused by the announcement that Social Security have begun a "multi-year effort to simplify the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application process" but perhaps we should be grateful that that first step in that thousand mile journey...

Burning Issue: PACT Act Increases Benefits to Veterans

A new law that comes under the full title of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is now in place and certain Veterans should now apply. The PACT Act seeks to increase compensation and expand health...

Baby Steps: Undocumented Pregnant Marylanders Now Eligible for Medicaid

Effective as of July 1 this year the Healthy Babies Equity Act mandates that anyone who is a resident of Maryland and who is pregnant can qualify for Medicaid no matter their immigration status. Before July any non-citizen without legal status here would have had to...

Rest Assured: IRS Ends Unscheduled Visits

In a piece of news that will come as relief to taxpayers and anyone who’s wary of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency has announced that its long serving policy of turning up unannounced to collect on unpaid taxes has ended with immediate effect. From now...

Listen Here: SSA Launches Audio Series

In this month’s Social Security updates page the agency announced the launch of a new service that they hope will deliver information pertinent to its customers. SSA Talks is planned to be an audio series that will provide news and discussion on all things Social...

Service Related: Augmented Veterans Benefits and SSI

The Veterans Administration (VA) factors in the existence of dependents for veterans or their surviving spouses who are receiving a pension, compensation, or educational benefits and, if the circumstances allow, will increase the amount of the benefits for the...

Open to Interpretation: SSA’s Assistance for Limited English Proficiency Clients

Social Security has long understood that effective communication is the sine qua non of their organization and has therefore endeavored to ensure that they provide clear information to as much of the population as it possibly can. The agency reports that they have...