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- Social Security/ DAP Program
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced several sweeping changes to its overpayment policies last month, reversing some of the agency’s aggressive clawback practices and marking a major shift in the agency’s approach to overpayment collection and to customer service. The agency has made four significant changes so far that make it easier to repay an […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
Persaud v. Commissioner of Soc. Sec., 2023 WL 7211823 (2d Cir. Nov. 2, 2023) (Bowes) – court remanded based on ALJ’s failure to consider the “Burgess” factors – including the frequency, length, nature, and extent of the treatment and the medical evidence supporting the opinion of the plaintiff’s treating physician – when evaluating the opinion […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
Rucker v. Kijakazi, 48 F.4th 86, 2022 WL 4074410 (2d Cir. Sept. 6, 2022) The court remanded under the pre 2017 opinion evidence regulations that applied to this case, finding the ALJ had not identified substantial evidence to support her conclusion that the plaintiff could work alone except for normal supervision. She also failed to […]
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- Foreclosure Prevention, Tenant Advocacy
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- Health, Public Benefits, Social Security/ DAP Program
- Social Security/ DAP Program
In January 2024, recipients of federally funded benefits, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), began receiving a modest increase in their monthly checks due to a 3.2 percent increase in the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits Level Chart, published by New York’s Office of Disability and […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
On November 20, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit affecting millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities nationwide who had their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits reduced or discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, Campos v. Kijakazi, […]
- Social Security/ DAP Program
On January 25, 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a Request for Information on Social Security Scientific Integrity Policy, 89 Fed. Reg. 5083 (Jan. 25, 2024), soliciting comments and suggestions from the public on the “DRAFT Scientific Integrity Policy of the Social Security Administration” (DRAFT SSA Scientific Integrity Policy). According to this Request for […]
GRCRC Comments on JPMorgan Chase CRA Exam
As co-conveners of the Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition, Ruhi Maker and Barb Van Kerkhove analyzed JPMorgan Chase’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance in the Rochester area and submitted these comments to examiners at the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Read the letter HERE.