New Priced Out Report Released The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Housing Task Force have released the ‘Priced Out in 2010’ study which demonstrates that the national average rent for a modestly priced one-bedroom apartment is greater than the entire Supplemental Security Income (SSI) of a person living with a disability. Read further...
Social Security Re-Opens Comment Period on Changes to the Mental Impairment Listings 12/02/2010 Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it is taking additional comments (through December 9, 2010) on its proposed rules revising the “Mental Impairment Listings” that are used to assess eligibility for disability benefits (both SSI and SSDI).
Extra Cash Payments for SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries Expected in May 4/29/2009 In May 2009, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be mailing every Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), veterans’ disability beneficiary an extra one-time payment of $250. This payment will be mailed separately from each beneficiary’s May 2009 monthly check.
NAMI Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to the Social Security Appeals Process 12/21/2007 NAMI has submitted comments to the Social Security Administration on proposed regulations amending the administrative appeals process that claimants with disabilities must go through in seeking eligibility for disability benefits (SSI and SSDI).
NAMI Comments on Social Security Quick Disability Determination (QDD) Process 8/15/2007 NAMI offered the following comments on the Social Security Administration's proposed guidelines of the Quick Disability Determination (QDD) process. The QDD was first proposed in July 2005 as an alternative process designed to provide a prompt disability decision to those claimants who are the most severely disabled.
