Social Security: Additional Resources

Social Security: Additional Resources
Updated: Oct 30, 2020

How do I apply for a new or replacement Social Security number card?
Your nine-digit Social Security number is your first and continuous connection with Social Security. It helps us identify and accurately record your covered wages or self-employment earnings. We also use it to monitor your record once you start getting benefits.
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How much can I receive From My Social Security?
Maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment amounts increase with the cost-of-living increases that apply to Social Security benefits. The latest such increase, 1.6 percent, becomes effective January 2020. SSI amounts for 2020 The monthly maximum Federal amounts for 2020 are $783 for an eligible individual, $1,175 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $392 for an essential person.
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What is a Special Needs Trust (SNT)?
What is a special needs trust? A special needs trust, also referred to as a supplemental needs trust, is a type of irrevocable trust that allows people with disabilities to protect excess funds while preserving their eligibility for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and/or other means-tested government benefits programs.
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Do I have to report my earnings to Social Security?
Links to SSI Spotlights Home / Spotlight on Reporting Your Earnings to Social Security What are earnings? Earnings for supplemental security income (SSI) purposes are wages and self-employment income that you get from working. Do I have to report my earnings to Social Security? Yes.
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What is an SSI overpayment?
What is an SSI overpayment? If you are getting SSI and you get more SSI benefits than you are entitled to, you have been overpaid. This is called an SSI overpayment. The amount of an overpayment is the amount of benefits paid to you minus the amount you were supposed to get.Read the article on lawny.org >

Where can I learn more about disability and Social Security benefits?
Are you unable to work because of a disability? Have you been denied SSI or Social Security benefits? Do you receive SSI and want to go back work or school? Below are just a few of the areas in which we might be able to help.
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