End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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Get general information about options available to ESRD patients.
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What You Need To Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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Learn about the rights and responsibilities of SSI recipients — what they can expect, events they must report and how to report them.
Social Security Numbers For Children
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Learn all the reasons you should get a Social Security number for your baby.
What Same-Sex Couples Need To Know
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Get an overview of benefits for same-sex couples.
What Every Woman Should Know
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Learn about valuable Social Security program information, such as who is eligible for various benefits and the importance of reporting income properly.
What You Need to Know About Your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) When You Turn 18
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Learn about the age-18 redetermination, work incentives, and services that help children who receive SSI make the transition to adult life.
A Special Examination Is Needed For Your Disability Claim
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After you apply for disability benefits, you may need special medical exams or tests before we can decide whether you qualify.
Get Your Payments Electronically
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Receiving Social Security payments electronically is a simple, safe and secure way to receive your benefits — even if you don't have a bank account.
How To Create An Online Account
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Get step-by-step instructions for creating a “my Social Security” account.
How To Apply Online For Medicare Only
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Get step-by-step instructions—complete with screen shots—on how to use the online Medicare-only benefit application.
Your Ticket To Work: What You Need To Know To Keep It Working For You
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Learn how Social Security determines a person's progress under the Ticket to Work program and how earnings affect benefits.
Retirement Benefits
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Learn about Social Security retirement benefits: how you earn coverage; how to apply; how benefits are figured; and how to decide when to retire.
Online Services From www.socialsecurity.gov - Apply for Retirement, Disability, Medicare And So Much More!
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Learn about the convenient and secure online services available from Social Security.
When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits
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Take a look at some factors that can help you make an informed decision about the best time to retire.
What You Need To Know When You Get Retirement Or Survivors Benefits
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Find out what you can expect from Social Security, what your reporting responsibilities are and how to report changes that could affect benefits.
Survivors Benefits
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Get specific information about survivors benefits: who is eligible; how to apply; and how benefits are figured.
How To Apply Online For Retirement, Spouses Or Medicare Benefits
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Get easy-to-follow instructions for using Social Security’s online benefit application.
Retire Online - It's So Easy!
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Find out how easy it is to apply online for retirement benefits.
What You Need To Know: Reviewing Your Disability
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If you receive disability benefits, learn how your medical condition will be reviewed periodically to make sure you continue to be eligible for benefits.
How You Earn Credits
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Find out what work credits are, how they're earned and just how many you'll need to get benefits.
Special Benefits For World War II Veterans
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Find out about a special program for certain veterans of World War II.
How Workers' Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits
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Find out how workers' compensation and other public disability benefits may reduce your Social Security benefits.
Social Security Numbers For Noncitizens
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Learn about Social Security's policy on issuing Social Security numbers to noncitizens.
If You Are Self-Employed
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A guide to what self-employed people need to know about Social Security credits, how to figure net earnings and how to report earnings.
U.S. Citizen/Child -- Replacement Social Security Card
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Learn what documents you need to get a replacement card for a child.
Retirement Information For Medicare Beneficiaries
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Here’s information that can help you decide when to start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits.
Working While Disabled - A Guide To Plans For Achieving Self Support
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Learn how to develop a plan for achieving self-support while still receiving SSI benefits.
Medicare In Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rican residents can avoid penalties by asking for Medicare Part B, medical insurance, at the same time they apply for Medicare Part A.
Medicare
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Learn about Medicare hospital and medical insurance, who is covered, and how to apply.
Social Security For People Living With HIV/AIDS
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If you have HIV/AIDS and cannot work, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
Social Security Administration’s 100% Permanent & Total Veterans Initiative
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The Social Security Administration is launching a new initiative to provide expedited processing of disability claims filed by veterans who have a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Compensation rating of 100% Permanent & Total (P&T).
Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States
Summary
Learn about special reporting responsibilities for Social Security beneficiaries living outside the United States.
Your Right To Question A Decision Made On Your SSI Claim
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Find out how you can appeal a decision concerning your SSI claim.
The Fastest Way To Verify Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Benefits
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Get a benefit verification letter instantly through your own account at the “my Social Security” web portal.
Apply Online For Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Costs
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Learn how easy it is to apply online for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs.
Benefits For Children
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Many children are eligible for benefits because one or both of their parents are disabled, retired or deceased.
Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans
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Find out who qualifies for these special benefits.
Understanding The Extra Help With Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
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An overview of the Extra Help available to cover the costs of a Medicare prescription drug plan and a list of factors you should consider when comparing plans.
Understanding the Benefits
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Get an overview of all Social Security programs and Medicare.
Apply Online For Disability Benefits
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Find out about the advantages of applying online for disability benefits.
Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number
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Learn how you can prevent identity theft and what you can do if you’re a victim.
Schedule of Social Security Payments - 2017
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Get a current schedule for Social Security and SSI benefit payments in an easy-to-read calendar format.
Your Right To Question The Decision To Stop Your Disability Benefits
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If you disagree with our decision that you are no longer disabled, find out how you can appeal it.
If You Are Blind Or Have Low Vision - How We Can Help
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Learn about special services available from Social Security for people who are blind or have low vision.
U.S. Citizen/Adult -- Replacement Social Security Card
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Learn what documents you need to get a replacement card for an adult.
SSI In New Jersey
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Learn about the money the state of New Jersey adds to federal SSI payments each month.
You May Be Able To Get SSI
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Find out who is eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income program benefits.
Military Service And Social Security
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Learn how military personnel earn Social Security coverage and other general information about Social Security benefits.
Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors
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Find out how you can receive expedited processing of your disability claim from Social Security if you became disabled while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001.
SSI In The District Of Columbia
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Learn about the money the District of Columbia adds to federal SSI payments each month.
Information for Advocates, Social Service Agencies, and Other Third Parties - Request a Replacement Social Security Card Online
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If your clients need a replacement Social Security card, let them know that they may be able to request a replacement card online using their own my Social Security account.
If You Work For A Nonprofit Organization
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Learn how workers in a nonprofit organization can pay Social Security and Medicare taxes and earn entitlement to benefits.
Windfall Elimination Provision
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Find out how your Social Security benefits could be affected if you’re eligible for a pension from work not covered by Social Security.
SSI In Rhode Island
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Learn about the money the state of Rhode Island adds to federal SSI payments each month.
SSI In Nevada
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Learn about the money the state of Nevada adds to federal SSI payments each month.
Benefits For Children With Disabilities
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This booklet gives an overview of the special benefits available for children with disabilities.
SSI In Hawaii
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Learn about the money the state of Hawaii adds to federal SSI payments each month.
Your Retirement Benefit: How It Is Figured
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Learn about the formula used to calculate Social Security retirement benefits and take advantage of a worksheet to help you estimate your retirement benefits.
Medicare Premiums: Rules For Higher-Income Beneficiaries
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If you have higher income, find out why you will pay an additional premium amount for Medicare Part B and Medicare prescription drug coverage.
How Work Affects Your Benefits
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Find out how working after beginning to receive retirement benefits can lead to increases or decreases in benefits.
SSI In California
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Learn about the money the state of California adds to federal SSI payments each month.
SSI In Pennsylvania
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Learn about the money the state of Pennsylvania adds to federal SSI payments each month.
What You Can Do Online
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Get the web address for the online services available from Social Security.
Update 2016
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This fact sheet provides new information for each current year for many items, such as Social Security taxes and benefits and other factors of eligibility.
Special Payments After Retirement
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Learn how special payments for work done before retirement, such as bonuses, vacation pay and commissions, do not count toward the Social Security earnings limit.
Red Book
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The Red Book is a general reference tool designed to provide a working knowledge of these provisions. We write the Red Book primarily for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve persons with disabilities. We also expect that applicants and beneficiaries will use it as a self-help guide.
Your Social Security Number And Card
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Find out who needs a Social Security number and how to get one.
Household Workers
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Learn about an employer's responsibility to withhold FICA taxes from a household worker's wages and the value of Social Security to household employees.
A Guide To SSI For Groups And Organizations
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This is a comprehensive explanation of SSI tailored to groups and organizations that serve or have contact with the SSI population.
SSI In Vermont
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Learn about the money the state of Vermont adds to federal SSI payments each month.
Working While Disabled - How We Can Help
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Learn about incentives for working while still receiving disability benefits, such as the trial work period, continuation of Medicare and credit for impairment-related work expenses.
Non-U.S. Citizen/Adult -- Replacement Social Security Card
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Learn what documents you need to get a replacement card for an adult who isn’t a U.S. citizen.
Your Right To An Administrative Law Judge Hearing And Appeals Council Review Of Your Social Security Case
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If you are eligible for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income Benefits, we want to make sure that you get them on time and in the right amount. After we decide whether or not you are eligible for benefits, or that we will stop your benefits, or change the amount, we send you a letter explaining our decision. If you do not agree with our decision, you have the right to appeal it. When you ask for an appeal, Social Security may review the entire decision, including those parts which were favorable to you.
Overpayments
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Learn why you may be paid too much in benefits and how to repay.
How To File An Unfair Treatment Complaint Concerning An Administrative Law Judge
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Learn what you should do if you think the administrative law judge who conducted your hearing treated you unfairly.
How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies
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Certain family members may be eligible to receive monthly benefits, including a one-time payment of $255.
Social Security’s Electronic Wage Reporting (Forms W-2)
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If you run a business, make www.socialsecurity.gov/employer your first stop for information on W-2s, electronic filing and verifying Social Security numbers.
Online Retirement Estimator
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Learn about the online Retirement Estimator, how it works and who can use it.
How We Decide If You Are Still Disabled
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Find out how Social Security reviews the medical condition of people receiving disability benefits to make sure they continue to be eligible for benefits.
Medicare Annual Verification Notices: Frequently Asked Questions
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Find out more about income-related monthly adjustment amounts for Medicare premiums.
What You Need To Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits
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Find out what you can expect from Social Security and how and when to report changes that can affect your benefits.
Registration Requirements For Direct Payments To Representatives
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Find out what attorneys and other representatives need to know to get paid directly from a claimant's past-due benefits.
How To Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record
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Make sure your earnings record is correct, because you and your family may not receive the right amount of benefits if all of your wages are not shown on your record.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Facts
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Get an overview of the food stamp program (now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), find out who can get it and how and where to apply.
Review Of Your Eligibility For Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs: Some Things You Should Know
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Social Security may contact beneficiaries currently receiving Extra Help to review their status and ensure their eligibility for Extra Help.
What You Can Do If You Think Your Medicare Income-Related Premium Is Incorrect
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Find out how you can ask for a new decision without having to file an appeal.
Entering The Community After Incarceration - How We Can Help
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Find out how Social Security beneficiaries can have their benefits restarted after being released from prison.
Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment
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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are adjusted to reflect the increase, if any, in the cost of living. This fact sheet explains the purpose of the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and how it is figured.
How State And Local Government Employees Are Covered By Social Security And Medicare
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Learn why some state and local employees are covered by their public pensions only; some are covered by both public pensions and Social Security; and some are covered by Social Security only.
Getting A Replacement Social Security Card
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This information for advocates, social service agencies and other third parties explains how to help clients get a replacement Social Security card.
Monthly Wage Reporting And SSI For Sheltered Workshops
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Learn how sheltered workshops can participate in electronic monthly wage reporting and help Social Security make accurate payments to workers who get SSI.
SSI For Noncitizens
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Learn more about how noncitizens may be eligible for SSI.
Foreign Workers And Social Security Numbers
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Learn about Social Security's policy on issuing Social Security numbers to foreign workers who are authorized to work in the United States.
Employment Networks In Social Security's Ticket To Work Program
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Find out how disability beneficiaries can get vocational rehabilitation, employment and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.
Social Security Coverage For Employees Of Foreign Governments And Instrumentalities Of Foreign Governments Working In The United States
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Learn if your earnings are covered by Social Security if you work in the United States for a foreign government or an instrumentality of a foreign government.
Reporting Your Wages When You Receive SSI
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If you receive SSI and work, don’t forget to report your wages timely so your payments will be accurate.
New Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims
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Learn how a victim of family violence may be able to get a new Social Security number.
What You Need To Know About Misleading Advertising
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Don't be victimized by misleading advertisers who use "Social Security" or "Medicare" to sell services that are available from Social Security free of charge.
Apply Online For Medicare In Less Than 10 Minutes- Even If You Are Not Ready To Retire
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Learn how fast and easy it is to apply for Medicare online.
International Students And Social Security Numbers
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Learn about the rules that apply to international students who want a Social Security number.
Government Pension Offset
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Learn how your Social Security benefits may be reduced if you get a pension based on work where you did not pay Social Security taxes.
A Guide For Representative Payees
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Find out what you need to know when you take responsibility for someone else's Social Security benefits.
If You Are A Farm Worker
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Learn how Social Security can help you and your family, the importance of your Social Security number, how your boss reports your earnings, and how to make sure your earnings are reported correctly.
Nutrition Assistance Program
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Get information about various nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.
What Prisoners Need To Know
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Find out how to apply for or get Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits reinstated after release from jail, prison or certain other public institutions.
Your Right To Representation
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Learn more about your right to have a representative, such as an attorney, help you when you do business with Social Security.
Disability Benefits
Summary
Get basic information on Social Security disability benefits.
Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your Claim
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Learn more about how you can appeal a Social Security decision that you don't agree with.
The Appeals Process
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Find out how you can appeal if you do not agree with the decision made about your Social Security or Supplemental Security Income claim.
Your Ticket To Work
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If you receive disability benefits and want to work, learn how you can take advantage of the Ticket to Work program and still keep your benefits and Medicare coverage while you make the transition.
Schedule of Social Security Payments - 2016
Summary
Get a current schedule for Social Security and SSI benefit payments in an easy-to-read calendar format.
When A Representative Payee Manages Your Money
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Understand what it means to have a representative payee help you manage your Social Security benefits.
SSI
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Learn about the SSI program’s eligibility requirements, the income and resource limits and how to apply for benefits.
A "Snapshot"
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Get a quick overview of the most important features of Social Security's programs.
How International Agreements Can Help You
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Learn about the agreements the United States has made with other countries to help you avoid double taxation while working abroad and also help you qualify for future Social Security benefits.
U.S. Citizen - Adult Name Change On Social Security Card
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Learn what documents you need to change your name on your Social Security card.
How To Use The Online Retirement Estimator
Summary
Get step-by-step instructions for using the online Retirement Estimator.
Incentives To Help You Return To Work
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Find out how disabled Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries can return to work and still receive health care and benefits.
Electronic Services For Appointed Representatives Hearings and Appeals
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Appointed representatives can access their clients' electronic claim folders (eFolders) pending at the hearing level via a secured website.
A Guide to the PASS Application Form (SSA-545-BK) for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
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This guide is intended to help you write your plan and prepare for the questions on the PASS application form, SSA-545-BK.
Use Electronic Records Express To Send Client Records
Summary
Discover the advantages of submitting client records electronically for disability claims.
Use Electronic Records Express To Send School Records
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Discover the advantages of submitting school records electronically for disability claims.
Use Electronic Records Express To Send Health Records
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Discover the advantages of submitting health records electronically for disability claims.
Blue Book
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This edition of Disability Evaluation Under Social Security, also known as the Blue Book, has been specially prepared to provide physicians and other health professionals with an understanding of the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration. It explains how each program works, and the kinds of information a health professional can furnish to help ensure sound and prompt decisions on disability claims.
Why You Should Have Your Hearing By Video
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If you are getting ready for a hearing before an administrative law judge, Social Security offers an efficient method using new technology—video hearings. With video hearings, we can make the hearing more convenient for you. Often an appearance by video hearing can be scheduled faster than an in-person appearance.
A Guide For Farmers, Growers And Crew Leaders
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If you work in the farming industry, learn what your Social Security and Medicare taxes cover and find out how to report your employees' income, as well as how to report your own.
The Appeals Process (For Disability Claims In The Following Areas: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, North And West Los Angeles, California)
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Learn how the disability appeals process is a little different in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and North and West Los Angeles, California.
The "Notch" Provision
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Learn how correcting a flawed formula for calculating cost-of-living adjustments affected beneficiaries born in 1917 through 1921.
This is an archival or historical document and may not reflect current policies or procedures.
Incentive Payments For State And Local Institutions Under Social Security Programs
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Find out how some institutions can receive payments for reporting information about confined or incarcerated people.