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If you need MEDS, BUT CAN'T GET AID FROM SOCIAL SERVICES & MY INSURANCE WILL BE CANCELED If you work while receiving disability payments You should tell social security if you take a job or become self-employed, no matter how little you earn. If you are still disabled, you will be eligible for a trial work period, and you can continue receiving benefits for up to nine months. Also, tell social security if you have any special work expenses because of your disability (such as specialized equipment, a wheelchair or even some prescription drugs) or if there is any change in the amount of the expenses. If you receive other disability benefits Social Security benefits for you and your family may be reduced if you also are eligible for workers’ compensation (including payments through the black lung program) or for disability benefits from certain federal, state or local government programs. You must tell social security if: You apply for another type of disability benefit; If you get a pension from work not covered by Social Security If you start receiving a pension from a job for which you did not pay Social Security taxes—for example, from the federal civil service system, some state or local pension systems, nonprofit organizations or a foreign government—your Social Security benefit may be reduced. Also, tell us if the amount of your pension changes. If you move When you plan to move, tell social security your new address and phone number as soon as you know them. Also please let us know the names of any family members who are getting benefits and are moving with you. Even if you receive your benefits by direct deposit, we must have your correct address so we can send letters and other important information to you. Your benefits will be stopped if we are unable to contact you. You can change your address at our website, www.socialsecurity.gov/changeaddress.html. If you get married or divorced If you get married or divorced, your Social Security benefits may be affected, depending on the kind of benefits you receive. If your benefits are stopped because of marriage or remarriage, they may be started again if the marriage ends. If you get: Then: Your own disability benefits Your benefits will continue Spouse’s benefits Your benefits will continue if you get divorced and you are age 62 or over unless you were married less than 10 years. Disabled widow’s or widower’s benefits (including disabled divorced widow’s and widower’s benefits) Your benefits will continue if you remarry when you are age 50 or older. Any other kind of benefits Generally, your benefits will stop when you get married. Your benefits may be started again if the marriage ends. If you change your name If you change your name—by marriage, divorce or court order—you need to tell us right away. If you do not give social security this information, your benefits will be issued under your old name and, if you have direct deposit, payments may not reach your account. If you receive checks, you may not be able to cash them if your identification is different from the name on your check. If you care for a child who receives benefits If you receive benefits because you are caring for a disabled worker’s child who is younger than age 16 or disabled, you should notify us right away if the child leaves your care. You must give us the name and address of the person with whom the child is living. A temporary separation may not affect your benefits if you continue to have parental control over the child, but your benefits will stop if you no longer have responsibility for the child. If the child returns to your care, we can start sending your benefits to you again. Your benefits usually stop when the youngest, unmarried child in your care reaches age 16, unless the child is disabled. If you become a parent after entitlement If you become the parent of a child after entitlement (including an adopted child) let us know so that we may determine if the child qualifies for benefits. If a child receiving benefits is adopted When a child who is receiving benefits is adopted by someone else, let us know his or her new name, the date of the adoption decree, and the adopting parent’s name and address. The adoption will not cause the child’s benefits to stop. If you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest You must tell social security if you have an outstanding arrest
warrant for: You cannot receive disability benefits for any months in which there is an outstanding arrest warrant for a crime that is a felony (or a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year). If you are convicted of a crime Tell Social Security right away if you are convicted of a crime. Benefits generally are not paid for the months a person is confined for a crime, but any family members who are eligible for benefits based on that person’s work may continue to receive benefits. Benefits usually are not paid to someone who commits a crime and is confined to an institution by court order and at public expense. This applies if the person has been found: Not guilty by reason of insanity or similar factors (such as
mental disease, mental defect or mental incompetence); or If you violate a condition of parole or probation You must tell us if you are violating a condition of your probation or parole imposed under federal or state law. You cannot receive disability benefits for any month in which you violate a condition of your probation or parole. If you leave the United States If you are a U.S. citizen, you can travel to or live in most foreign countries without affecting your Social Security benefits. There are, however, a few countries where we cannot send Social Security payments. These countries are Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, Cambodia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgzstan, Moldova, North Korea, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Let social security know if you plan to go outside the United States for a trip that lasts 30 days or more. Tell us the name of the country or countries you plan to visit and the date you expect to leave the United States. We will send you special reporting instructions and tell you how to arrange for your benefits while you are away. Be sure to notify us when you return to the United States. If you are not a U.S. citizen and you return to live in the United States, you must provide evidence of your noncitizen status in order to continue receiving benefits. If you work outside the United States, different rules apply in determining whether you can get your benefits. For more information, ask any Social Security office for a copy of Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States (Publication No. 05-10137). If your citizenship status changes If you are not a U.S. citizen, let us know if you become a U.S. citizen or if your noncitizen status changes. If your immigration status expires, you must give us new evidence that shows you continue to be in the United States lawfully. If a beneficiary dies Let social security know if a person receiving Social Security benefits dies. Benefits are not payable for the month of death. That means if the person died any time in July, for example, the check received in August (which is payment for July) must be returned. If direct deposit is used, also notify the financial institution of the death as soon as possible so it can return any payments received after death. Family members may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits when a person getting disability benefits dies. If you are receiving Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits If you are receiving both Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits based on your spouse’s work and your spouse dies, you must tell us immediately. You no longer will be eligible to receive both benefits. You will be notified which survivor benefit you will receive. If you would like to file a claim for SSI benefits or know about weather you qualify for SSI or SSI Disability request info or call us today Toll Free 866-432-0382 Home
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