Social Security To Remove Food As In-Kind Support & Maintenance
The Social Security Administration said that starting this fall it will no longer factor food when determining what’s known as “in-kind support and maintenance.”
Social Security Announces Four Key Overpayment Improvements
During Senate hearings this week, SSA Commissioner O’Malley announced four vital steps to immediately address overpayment issues. The press release from SSA reads as follows: *** Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley today announced he is taking four vital steps to immediately address overpayment issues customers and the agency have experienced. Commissioner O’Malley testified before the […]
Social Security To Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks?
In an interview with KFF Health News, the Social Security Administration’s new chief Martin O’Malley is promising to overhaul the agency’s system of clawing back billions of dollars it claims was wrongly sent to beneficiaries, saying it “just doesn’t seem right or fair.” O’Malley, who took office in December, said that “addressing the injustice we […]
It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month
During October we observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and this year’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity: Then, Now and Next”. As with each October, NDEAM celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities. This awareness campaign showcases supportive, inclusive policies and practices that benefit employees and employers alike. Also, this year marks the […]
SSI Benefits Set To Increase
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will see their monthly payments rise next year due to an automatic cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA. The annual adjustment, which is intended to account for inflation, is based on the Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Social Security Administration […]
Don’t Spend Down To Save Benefits
We see the spend-down strategy happen again and again. As end of month approaches, providers inevitably find consumers with funds over their resource limit and set into motion the never-ending tactic of spending the money away to save their consumer’s crucial benefits. This cycle is wasting staff time and consumers’ funds. You know there must […]
Use An Exempt Resource To Save Consumer Funds & Staff Time
We know the importance you place on choosing services that best support your consumers and community. Over one hundred human service providers nationwide have made THE PROVIDER TRUST their choice to control consumer funds and maintain eligibility. As an exempt resource, THE PROVIDER TRUST is an in-house special needs pooled trust that allows those in […]
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Likely To See Largest Increase In Decades
For 2023, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA will bring a predicted increase for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which are expected to rise by 8.7%. This is according to a projection from The Senior Citizens League, a nonprofit that advocates for seniors. In 2022, we saw SSI benefits increase by 5.9%, raising […]
Improving Application Processes For Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
Online access to the current Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application, form #SSA 8000, with its 60 questions across 29-pages has never been available online. The process is typically done via an in-person visit due to the length and difficulty of the application. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed Social Security Administration (SSA) offices for 2-years, there […]
Save Stimulus Money
There are two questions I/DD providers need to be asking right now about this topic: 1) Do our consumers have stimulus money? 2) What is the best thing we can do with it? Over the last two years, most of your consumers received three stimulus payments, totaling $3,200. Also, during this time, the pandemic took […]
