For disability applications, the process can stretch out over a couple of years.
Destitute applicants should be referred to the welfare office for cash aid and/or 3SquaresVT while the application is pending. There is also a process whereby the hearing on the claim can be expedited. One must show “dire” circumstances such as homelessness, etc.
SSI Emergency Advance Payments SSI applicants who appear to be eligible for SSI and who are having a financial
emergency can get an advance payment to help them get through the emergency. This expedited procedure is called Emergency Advance Payments (EAP). It is available for applicants who have been found eligible but for whom the paperwork is not yet complete or who are very likely to be eligible for SSI. SSI Emergency Advance Payments (EAP) are only available to SSI applicants, not to recipients.
The applicant may also be eligible for other kinds of Social Security or SSI
benefits, on his/her account, or on the account of another if they want to retire, or they are an aged or disabled widow or widower, or are the dependent family member of a disabled, retired, or deceased worker. If you think your client is eligible for any of these benefits, you should contact the Social Security Administration and apply.
Numerous Questions can be asked by going to the Social Security website at
www.socialsecurity.gov where you can click on “search” and then “questions”. There is also a free, online confidential tool to help individuals find governmental benefits for which they might be eligible. See
www.govbenefits.gov.
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