SSI benefits
How to Avoid Overpayment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
SSI is a needs based program which means eligibility is based on your total resources. It is important to let Social Security know if anything about your situation changes. Read this article by Josh Weller, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist…
Fixing SSA’s overpayment practices
As you may recall, the Social Security Administration has been under investigation for how they handled recouping overpayments from beneficiaries even when the government made the mistake. The newly appointed Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley said: “that in the…
SOAR Programs and Social Security
(Source – blog.ssa.gov) National Network for Youth (NN4Y) is dedicated to transforming systems so that no young person in America experiences homelessness. In the United States, roughly 4.2 million young people— one in 10 young adults ages 18 to 25…
Congress is demanding answers on the Social Security overpayment issue.
The Social Security Administration has recently been in the news for its clawback of over $20 billion in overpayments. Social Security sends clawback bills to beneficiaries that they believe were mistakenly overpaid for years or possibly decades. Laurence Kotlikoff, a…
High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless
(By Fred Clasen-Kelly for NPR published September 15, 2022) After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter in Charlotte, N.C., Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford. The 55-year-old…