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Social Security
- Children – Social Security Benefits
PDF – basic guide to obtaining Social Security benefits for children. - Disability Benefits – What You Need To Know When You Get SSD
PDF – booklet from the Social Security Administration explaining the rights and responsibilities of those who receive disability benefits from Social Security. - Handbook: Social Security
Basic guide to Social Security programs. - Hearings and Appeals Process
Information about Social Security’s hearings and appeals process under the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review; including how to request a hearing, and file an Unfair Hearing complaint. - Request for Reconsideration
Form SSA-561: If a client applied for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits and were denied for medical reasons, he or she may request an appeal online. - U.S. Social Security Administration
Official website of SSA; can apply for retirement, disability, and manage benefits, and obtain publications. Summary: Social Security is a federal program that pays monthly benefits to aged, blind and disabled people. In some cases, other family members may also be eligible to get benefits off your Social Security account. - Working While Disabled
PDF Booklet about social security’s disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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