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Resource Limits in the SSI Program  As a program BASED ON NEED, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) uses the value of a person's resources as one of two “need” criteria in determining el...

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Any questions may be directed to: rsi5@srt.com

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WITH TAX TIME JUST AROUND THE CORNER,  HERE’S SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE  EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2013! WHAT IS THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC)?    Sometimes called...

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IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY FOR 2014 ·Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). The 2014 SGA guideline is $1800 for persons who are blind and $1070 for persons with disabilities other ...

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Want to let you know about a change that SSA is making in their Program Operations Manual System, or POMS. The POMS reference is: RS 01402.485 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Incentive Thera...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2012/05/change-for-veterans-in-ssas-rules.html

In most cases this question relates to a beneficiary who owns a house that he/she rents out, or when a beneficiary lives in a house and rents out a room or owns a duplex that he/she lives in and ...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/10/question-is-rental-income-earned-income.html

The TWP allows you to test your ability to work for at least 9 months. During your TWP, you will receive full SSDI benefits regardless of how high your earnings might be, as long as you report ...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/09/trial-work-period-twp-in-nutshell.html

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Every year, you have a chance to make changes to your Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) or Medicare prescription drug (Medicare Part D) coverage for the following year. Last year, the open enr...

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There remains confusion about what the Affordable Care Act did, is doing and will do. This 9 minute cartoon does a very good job of explaining things. Use at will: Any questions may be dire...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/05/health-care-reform-explained.html

Young adults aged 18 to 24 will want to tune in to our upcoming webinar, "Social Security 101: What's in it for me?" The webinar will tell them everything they need to know about Social Security....

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/03/webinar-for-young-workers.html

The electronic version of the 2011 Red Book is now available on the Social Security Administration website: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/ The Red Book is a publication of the Soc...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/02/red-books-are-coming.html

For 2011, the Social Security tax rate is 4.2 percent for employees, 6.2 percent for employers, and 10.4 percent for self-employed people. These rates apply to earnings up to the maximum taxab...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2011/01/social-security-tax-drops-from-62-to-42.html

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced a new way for members of the public to participate in open and transparent government. In response to President Obama’s ex...

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QUESTION: "I receive SSDI and SSI benefits and my medical impairment prevents me from driving a motor vehicle. My mother drives me to and from my place of employment, which is about 10 miles...

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State 1619(b) Medicaid threshold amounts for calendar year 2011 have been published. The North Dakota Threshold for 2011 is $38,049. Section 1619(b) of the Social Security Act provides one of...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2010/12/nd-medicaid-1619b-threshold-for-2011.html

Thousands of veterans receiving government supports have learned how to stay in control of these benefits while enriching their lives through employment. You can too. If you want to work and ar...

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Ways and Means Social Security Chairman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) today released the results of a study from the Chief Actuary of Social Security analyzing several proposals, including those advanc...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2010/10/pomeroy-outs-republican-plan-on-social.html

Any questions may be directed to: rsi5@srt.com

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-changes-in-cola-sga-etc-for-2011.html

IRWE = Impairment-Related Work Expenses SSA deducts the cost of items and services that you need to work because of your impairment (e.g., attendant care services, medical devices, etc.) when t...

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STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY On October 13, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 946, the “Plain Writing Act of 2010,” which requires Federal agencies to use plain writing in certa...

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MEDICAID COVERS A SPECIFIC LIST OF MEDICAL SERVICES. SOME COVERED SERVICES HAVE LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS. IT IS A RECIPIENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK A MEDICAL PROVIDER WHETHER A PARTICULAR SERV...

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Today, President Barack Obama signed into law Rosa's Law , which will change references in federal law from "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability", and references to a "mentally retard...

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Beneficiaries aged 55 and older who are working under government-sponsored training programs, referred to as Programs for Older Americans, or Senior Community Service Employment Programs (SCSEP),...

http://disablognd.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-do-payments-from-programs-for-older.html

This past week was the six month anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by President Obama. Several important pieces of the health care reform bill went into effect on September...

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