SSI
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SSI eligibility for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Parolees
The Social Security Administration has provided instructions for processing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who are paroled into the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Individuals under…
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Fraud and similar fault evaluation for Social Security claims
The Social Security Administration has issued a ruling about determining fraud and similar fault in evaluations initial applications for disability benefits. Social Security must disregard evidence if there a reason to believe fraud or similar fault was involved…
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Fraud and similar fault redetermination of Social Security claims
The Social Security Administration has issued rulings about redetermining eligibility for disability benefits based on fraud or similar fault Social Security must disregard evidence if there a reason to believe fraud or similar fault was involved in providing…
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Treatment of CalKIDS accounts
In 2019, the passage of SB 77 provided one-time state funding to create CalKIDS, a qualified scholarship program. It opens a college savings account for every newborn child in California regardless of income. CalKIDS will provide an initial…
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Cuban and Haitian Entrant eligibility for benefits programs
The California Department of Social Services has issued information regarding eligibility of Cuban/Haitian entrants for public benefits programs. Cuban/Haitian entrants may be eligible for Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA),. This refers to federally funded cash assistance available to those…
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Eligibility for federal benefits for Humanitarian Parolees from Ukraine
The California Department of Social Services has issued new guidance about eligibility for federal benefits for Humanitarian Parolees from Ukraine. This guidance supersedes ACIN I-40-22 for federal benefits. Ukranians and Non-Ukranian individuals paroled into the United States because…
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Eligibility of Ukranian nationals for federal and state benefits
THIS LETTER HAS BEEN SUPERCEEDED FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS. SEE ACWDL, July 6, 2022, summarized here. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided guidance regarding eligibility of Ukranian nationals for various public benefits programs. Ukranian arrivals who…
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Social Security protective filing tool
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has implemented its Online Protective Filing Too. It allows submitting a request for an appointment to file for benefits and record a protective filing date online. A protective filing date is established upon…
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Effect of SSI COLA on CalFresh benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients received a Cost of Living Increase effective January 1, 2022. The new SSI amount must be acted on for CalFresh purposes no later than March, 2022. This will happen automatically for most CalFresh…
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Social Security hold on failure to provide information suspensions
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has temporarily changed its procedures about benefits suspension for failure to provide information. SSA will be changing its procedures for suspending benefits for failing to provide information. Until that change is made, SSA…