Tag Archives: Social Security

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income: Vital Components of Our Waning Safety Net

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Katrina

(10/21/2014)  Social Security, with its retirement, survivor and disability benefits, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program are more critical than ever for the financial security of millions of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens.

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WEBINAR: Social Security Field Office Service Changes

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Katrina

Free Webinar When: October 14, 2014, 2-2:30 PM EDT In December 2013, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that as of February 2014 it would no longer provide Social Security number (SSN) printouts or benefit verification letters to individuals requesting … Continue reading →

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Talk Poverty Blog — Senior Poverty: Now You Know

Posted on September 19, 2014 by NSCLC Helps

In a blog for Talk Poverty.org, Kevin Prindiville writes: “So now you know: senior poverty is a real and growing problem in America. If you want to live in a society in which people can age in dignity and no … Continue reading →

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Social Security Changes Benefits Letter Policy

Posted on September 11, 2014 by NSCLC Helps

NSCLC played a leading role advocating, together with other organizations and members of Congress, against the elimination of printing Social Security Administration (SSA) benefit verification letters at local offices. NSCLC staff met with SSA to point to the serious problems … Continue reading →

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Income Network Alert – Social Security Lifts Seniors Out of Poverty

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Katrina

(08/15/2014)  Without Social Security, celebrating its 79th birthday this week, more than half of all seniors would be poor today. Social Security and other government programs combine to keep many seniors out of extreme poverty.  However, a significant number of …

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Policymakers Can Blunt the Sharp Impacts of Elder Poverty in America

Posted on May 7, 2014 by NSCLC Helps

By Kevin Prindiville (column from May/June 2014 Aging Today). There are a number of ways the National Senior Citizens Law Center believes policymakers can act to address elderly poverty and blunt its negative impact… Proposals to weaken the programs have … Continue reading →

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Income Network Alert: NSCLC Joins Oregon Advocates to Stop Suspension of Social Security Payments

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Katrina

(4/15/2014)  Thanks to a recent federal court order and the efforts of Disability Rights Oregon (DRO), Oregon Law Center (OLC) and the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), access to vital Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits have …

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Burlingame v Colvin Update

Posted on March 28, 2014 by NSCLC Helps

In a March 28, 2014 press release, Disability Rights Oregon announces that Social Security Administration has confirmed that recipients will not lose benefits April 1 because of Safety Net issue.

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Senior Poverty: Action Needed to Address a Growing Problem

Posted on March 19, 2014 by NSCLC Helps

Written statement from NSCLC to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on March 5, 2014 in which NSCLC recommends strengthening the safety net, improving SSI, increasing the availability of health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs … Continue reading →

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ISSUE BRIEF: SSA’s Failure to Process SSI Appeals Requests

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Katrina

January 2014 — An  issue brief from the National Senior Citizens Law Center says that the Social Security Administration needs a uniform system in place to input and track appeals by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and to ensure that …

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