SSI
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Eligibility of Afghan Humanitarian Parolees and Afghan Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Residents for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs, CalFresh and SSI
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided revised guidance regarding eligibility of Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Afghanistan for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits, and new guidance regarding eligibility for Afghan Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Residents. …
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Reopening of SSI cases denied because of pandemic assistance
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is reopening cases that may have been denied because of receipt of pandemic-related financial assistance. SSA initially determined that such payments counted as income but later decided that such payments are excludable disaster…
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COVID-19 SSI payment continuation extension
In general, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claimants who have their benefits reduced or terminated must file a Request for Reconsideration within 10 days of the Notice of Determination, plus five days for mailing in order to have their…
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Social Security in-office appointments
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued instructions about when to schedule in-office appointments. In-office appointments are available for two reasons: 1) To address a limited critical need and the client is unable to use automated services, which…
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Eligibility of Afghan Humanitarian Parolees for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs, CalFresh and SSI
THIS POLICY IS SUPERCEEDED BY ACWDL December 2, 2021, summarized here, for federal benefits. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided guidance regarding eligibility of Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Afghanistan for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs and CalFresh…
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Eligibility of Afghan Special Immigrant Parolees for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs, CalFresh and SSI
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided guidance regarding eligibility of Special Immigrant Visa holders and special immigrant parolees in the SQ/SI categories (collectively called Special Immigrant Parolees) from Afghanistan for Refugee Resettlement Program, CalWORKs and…
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Funding and rules changes for CDSS housing program
The Budget Act of 2021 appropriated $795 million for CDSS housing programs and made changes to program rules. The CalWORKs Housing Support Program is intended to foster housing stability for families experiencing homelessness in the CalWORKs program. Housing…
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COVID 19 counting of emergency assistance for SSI
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued policy guidance regarding counting of COVID-19 emergency assistance as income or resources for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). With this guidance, Social Security is lifting the hold on cases involving unemployment, state…
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Social Security Disability evaluation of COVID-19
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued policy guidance for evaluating adult disability cases that involve a diagnosis of COVID-19. SSA needs objective evidence from an acceptable medical source to establish the existence of a medically determinable impairment…
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Interpretation of new Social Security musculoskeletal listings
On December 3, 2020, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published new listings for evaluating musculoskeletal disorders. 85 Fed. Reg. 78164. In general, the new musculoskeletal disorders listings listings remove the “inability to ambulate effectively” criteria, have additional focus…