Louisiana

Disabled children, and disabled adults who can't work: Social Security and SSI benefits

Know Your Rights

• Appealing Social Security decisions

  How the agency's appeals process works. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant?

  Find out more about what you can do if Social Security stopped your benefits because you had an arrest warrant. This information is from the National Senior Citizens Law Center. Content Detail

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  National Senior Citizens Law Center

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Social Security Benefits -- Watch this Video

  Learn more about Social Security benefits. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• USA.gov (GobiernoUSA.gov in Spanish)

  Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español. "Su guía de información y servicios del Gobierno." Your Guide to Government Information and Services Content Detail

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  U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service. Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• I didn't marry my child's father. What rights does my child have to his father's Social Security benefits?

  See the fact sheet to find out more. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (including Nursing Homes)

  Find out more about this government program to help people in nursing homes and other long-term care places. Content Detail

• Low-Cost Prescriptions

  See this information about how to get your prescription drugs at low prices. Read More

• Paying for nursing home care

  Here is information on how to pay for nursing homes, including legal information about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and long-term care insurance. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Planning for Incapacity - A Self Help Guide

  A guidebook with legal forms to help you plan. Content Detail

  By:

  Elder Law Task Force

• Questions and Answers About State ID Cards

  Basic information about state ID cards. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Social Security Announces Faster Track for Some Disability Claims

  Read about Social Security's new "Compassionate Allowances," which plans to speed up processing of disability claims involving certain kinds of cancer and rare diseases. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• Social Security Benefits Taken To Pay Money Back to the Federal Government?

  A 1996 law takes away some protection, but it is not a reason for panic. It will not apply to everyone and not all benefits can be taken. This information sheet answers some frequently asked questions about this new program. Content Detail

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  National Consumer Law Center

• Social Security Disability: Frequently Asked Questions

  Answers most questions you will have about applying for Social Security disability benefits. See the link called "Disability FAQs." Content Detail

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  Nat'l Ass'n of Social Security Claimants' Representatives

• Social Security numbers and cards

  What to do about lost or stolen cards, or if someone uses your number. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español