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Federal Social Security Related Agencies
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Other Social Security Resources
FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY RELATED AGENCIES
- DisabilityInfo.gov
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500
- DisabilityInfo.gov, one of President George W. Bush's Initiatives, is a
one-stop interagency directory of government links to disability-related information.
The links are arranged in broad categories including civil rights, education,
employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation, and independent
living.
- GovBenefits.gov
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits/index.jhtml
- GovBenefits.gov, launched in April, 2002, is a collaborative effort of federal
agencies including the U.S. Departments of Labor (managing partner), Agriculture,
Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban
Development, State, Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration. The
website provides federal and state benefits eligibility information and contains a
questionnaire to assist in determining potential eligibility.
- Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/ or http://www.socialsecurity.gov
- Social Security Online, the official web site of the Social Security
Administration, contains information about Social Security benefits, press
releases, Congressional testimony, employer information, forms (PEBES),
legislation and regulations, publications, and links to other sites.
- The Social Security Handbook
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssa-hbk.htm
- This site contains the full text of the Social Security Handbook.
- Social Security Legislation and Congressional Testimony
http://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
- This site contains summaries of legislation affecting Social Security and full
text of testimony given by SSA officials from the 106th Congress to the present.
- Compilation of Social Security Laws
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/comp-ssa.htm
- This site contains the full text of the Social Security Act and selected
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Rulings
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/rulings.html
- This site has an index to Social Security rulings from 1960-2000 and
acquiescence rulings from 1986-2001.
- Program Operations Manual System (POMS)
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/partlist!OpenView
- Text of the instructions used by SSA field employees when processing claims
for Social Security benefits.
- Social Security Online History Page
http://www.ssa.gov/history/history.html
- This site contains information on the history of the Social Security
program and the Social Security Administration and includes legislative
history, speeches, reports, oral histories, and a photo gallery.
- Office of Policy
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/index.html
- The Office of Policy is responsible for analysis, research, and evaluation of the
agency’s programs and policies. It also develops and maintains statistical data on
the agency’s programs. Research and analysis and data can be searched by subject,
date, type of publication, or alphabetically.
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OTHER SOCIAL-SECURITY RESOURCES
- AARP Social Security Center
http://www.aarp.org/socialsecurity/
- This site contains background information about social security, current news
articles, AARP position statements, and research articles.
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services
http://www.bettzedek.org
- Bet Tzedek is a non-profit public interest law firm, which in recent years
provides legal service to the elderly and indigent in Los Angeles, California.
Bet Tzedek offers valuable information online on various elder topics such as
Social Security.
- The Century Foundation’s Social Security Network
http://www.socsec.org/
- Social Security Network is a project of The Century Foundation, a policy think tank
founded in 1919 with its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington, D.C.
This website is a source for information, analysis, and expert commentary on the social
security debate, including issue briefs, checklists, idea briefs, white papers, and
press releases. The library link features a searchable index of publications.
- Court TV Elder Law Center — Social Security
http://www.courttv.com/legalhelp/elder/security.html
(web site not available as of April 2005)
- This page contains an explanation of Social Security benefits taken from
The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide.
- Elder Law Answers
http://www.elderlawanswers.com/default.asp
- Elder Law Answers, created and managed by Harry S. Margolis, partner in the
Boston law firm of Margolis & Cohen, "supports seniors, their families, and
their attorneys." The website contains information on legal issues related to
senior citizens, an elder law attorney directory, an FAQ section, and links to
elder law resources. The Ask Harry section provides a forum for exchanging
questions, experiences and news with other website users.
- Flying Solo
http://www.lifemanagement.com/flyingsolo/?gid=18&id=1001
- Flying Solo, the Life Management Resource for divorce and separation issues,
is co-authored by a South Carolina attorney Jan L. Warner and writer Jan C.
Stucker. The website, based on a nationally distributed newspaper column
distributed by Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service, covers topics dealing with
separation and divorce. Some materials are available to members only.
- Georgetown University's Center on an Aging Society
http://ihcrp.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/index.html
- Georgetown University’s Center on an Aging Society, a non-partisan public
policy institute based in Washington, studies the impact of demographic changes
on public and private institutions and families of all ages. The website offers
data profiles, papers and projects on a variety of topics such as health security,
long-term care, aging society issues, chronic and disabling conditions, and young
retirees and older workers, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
- Legal Information Institute — Social Security Library
http://www.law.cornell.edu/socsec/
- The Legal Information Institute (LII), founded by Thomas Bruce and Peter
Martin in 1992, is a non-profit activity of the Cornell Law School. The Social
Security Library contains links to laws, regulations, rulings, court decisions,
and other web resources.
- Martin on Social Security
http://www2.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/socsec_ref?
- This reference work, previously published by Clark, Boardman, Callaghan,
provides general background on the social security program. It provides direct
links to the Social Security Act, Code of Federal Regulations, Hallex, POMS,
cases, and rulings.
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
http://www.nsclc.org
- NSCLC, established in 1972, "pursues impact litigation and national advocacy
for elderly, disabled and low-income clients." This page contains articles which
discuss Social Security issues, a list of publications, and links to related
sources.
- NextSteps
http://www.lifemanagement.com/nextsteps/
- NextSteps, the Life Management Resource for Elderly and Disabled Issues, is
co-authored by Jan L. Warner, an elder law and tax lawyer, and Jan Collins, an
editor and writer. The web site is based on the popular national newspaper
column syndicated by United Features Syndicate. Topics include: dealing with
aging, caregiving, living wills, estate planning, elder abuse, Social Security
and much more. Some sections of the web site may be restricted to members only.
- Nolo Law Centers: Social Security & Retirement
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/A74E92D1-EE6C-420C-B64B7FCB6A2953A8/213/233/
- Nolo Press, started by two Legal Aid lawyers, specializes in producing
self-help law books and audio-visual products. The Law Centers: Social Security & Retirement
contains information on Social Security issues.
- PALawHELP.org
http://www.palawhelp.org/PA/index.cfm/County/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/PA/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0/so/1
- PALawHELP.org is a free service funded by a grant from the Legal Services
Corporation and supported by Pennsylvania Legal Services. Pennsylvania Legal
Services and Neighborhood Legal Services Association maintain the web site,
created by Pro Bono.net. This guide to legal information and free civil legal
services is arranged in broad categories such as consumer, disability, elder law,
health care, immigration, public benefits, children and families, education,
employment, housing and shelter, migrant issues, and veteran issues.
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