In The News
NSCLC Executive Director Kevin Prindiville calls on Congress in his latest Huffington Post blog to act to update the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to help low-income seniors like Dollie.
NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson is quoted in a Nov. 19, 2014 article in Governing concerning Medicaid reimbursement for care outside nursing homes.
NSCLC Helps
Dollie, 73, lives solely on income from Supplemental Social Security for all of her living expenses. But the program needs an update. Watch Dollie’s story and then help NSCLC restore this important poverty program.
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Category Archives: Economic Security
Hart v Colvin
Here are materials for legal services advocates who wish to understand the case and its implications. Read more about Kevin Hart Read the press release
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WEBINAR: SSI Basics
Free Webinar When: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2 – 3:30 PM EDT We covered the basic eligibility rules for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program which provides modest financial support for older people and people with disabilities who lack other … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Social Security Field Office Service Changes
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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Veterans To Benefit From Policy Based on Martinez Case
Five years after the Martinez v Astrue settlement, a case in which the NSCLC obtained $700 million in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits that had been wrongfully suspended or denied to 200,000 people, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) … Continue reading
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Social Security Changes Benefits Letter Policy
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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WEBINAR: Social Security and SSI Post-DOMA: Changes for Same Gender Couples?
Free Webinar Series A year after the Supreme Court decision in United States v Windsor, federal agencies have been issuing rules that affect same sex couples regarding programs like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid. In this two-part … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Income Network Alert, Social Security, Social Security/SSI
Tagged Economic Security, Same Sex Marriage, SSI, Supplemental Security Income, Supreme Court
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Burlingame v Colvin Update
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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Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, litigation, Social Security, SSI
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Senate Bill Updates SSI and Would Help Elderly Poor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 (S2089) was introduced today in the U.S. Senate by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The bill, championed by the National …
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Tagged Economic Security, Elderly Poor, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
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The Supplemental Security Restoration Act of 2014
Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Supplemental Security Restoration Act of 2014 on March 7, 2014.
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Income Network Alert: Aging Committee Hearing Focuses on Senior Poverty; SSI Fixes Urged
(3/7/2014) At a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing to spotlight senior poverty today, key witnesses advocated for updating the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and other National Senior Citizens Law Center priorities.
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