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July 2009 |
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In This Issue:
Social Security Holds Compassionate Allowance Outreach Hearing on Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Number of Social Security backlogged disability cases drops for 6th straight month Retirement Estimator Celebrates One Year Be Prepared for Hurricane Season How Social Security’s Review of Eligibility for Extra Help Works |
Social Security Holds Compassionate Allowance Outreach Hearing on Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
“This year, through Compassionate Allowances and our Quick Disability Determination process, over 100,000 Americans with severe disabilities will be approved for Social Security disability benefits in a matter of days rather than the months and years it can sometimes take,” said Commissioner Michael J. Astrue. “With this hearing, we are expanding our focus from specific rare diseases and cancers to look at subgroups of much broader conditions. Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease is a rapidly progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that affects individuals between the ages of 50 and 65 and clearly deserves our consideration.” Learn more about the hearing or view the webcast at www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances/hearings0729alt.htm.
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Number of Social Security backlogged disability cases drops for 6th straight month
Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/appeals and check out the "What's New" section. |
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Retirement Estimator Celebrates One Year
The online Retirement Estimator is a convenient, secure, and quick financial planning tool that lets workers calculate how much they might expect to receive in Social Security benefits when they retire. Experience the best online service in government now by visiting Social Security’s Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. Then, once you’ve fleshed out your retirement plans, please come back to www.socialsecurity.gov to apply for benefits. It's so easy! |
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Be Prepared for Hurricane Season
For years, Direct Deposit has been the safest, fastest, and easiest way for people to receive their payments — and it still is the best way to get benefit payments for people who have a bank account. To learn more or to sign up for Direct Deposit, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/deposit. For those who don’t have a bank account, there’s another way to go direct: Direct Express. Direct Express automatically deposits benefit payments to a person’s Direct Express card account. The card can be used to make purchases, pay bills or get cash at thousands of locations, and most services are free. To learn more or to sign up for Direct Express, visit www.fms.treas.gov/directexpresscard. |
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How Social Security’s Review of Eligibility for Extra Help Works
Generally, new recipients of Extra Help will be selected for review in August after their eligibility begins. For these initial reviews, we compare the information provided by beneficiaries in their initial applications to current information we have in our records. If this comparison points to a change in the level of Extra Help received, we will send the beneficiary a form called Social Security Administration Review of Your Eligibility for Extra Help (SSA 1026). Beneficiaries have 30 days to complete the review form. Any necessary adjustments to the Extra Help will be effective in January of the following year—2010 if the review is done in August 2009. To learn more about the Extra Help redetermination process, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10111.html. To learn more about Extra Help, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp. |
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Spouses Entitled to Benefits, Too
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