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The Social Security Advocacy Project provides legal advice, advocacy, referral and direct legal representation to low-income individuals facing disputes with the Social Security Administration regarding their eligibility for benefits. SSAP prioritizes cases for which representation by a private attorney is not available. Generally, these cases fall into one of three categories: - Social Security or SSI benefit overpayments;
- Social Security or SSI benefit terminations; and
- Entitlement cases (applications for benefits) where the client has been unable to find an attorney willing to represent them because they have barriers such as homelessness, mental illness, limited English proficiency, and limited education or illiteracy.
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In 2006, we launched the Disabled Homeless Advocacy Project, the first and only project of its kind in the region, to proactively identify and assist disabled homeless individuals who have "slipped through the cracks" of the state and federal safety net programs that provide cash and medical assistance to the disabled and to help them obtain benefits to which they are entitled and that will help them to move toward financial and medical stability. DHAP staff and volunteers hold clinics at local homeless shelters, and may provide information, advice, advocacy and direct legal representation to qualified individuals throughout Social Security's application and appeals process. |
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