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Unemployment, Welfare, and Social Security Disability/SSI Benefits: How They Affect One Another
Abstract
This article will help you understand the requirements of Unemployment (UI),Welfare(TANF/GA), and Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI). Finding the program that is right for you will save time and help you get the most help possible. This article includes: An overview of all three programs, with information about eligibility and benefit amounts; a short discussion of how disability and work affect each program; and an explanation of how each program affects the other, with advice on how to handle common issues you might face.
Date Issued
2006-12-01Subject
unemployment; welfare; SSI; SSDI; TANF; social security disability; department of labor; workforce development; benefits; Legal Services of New Jersey; temporary disability; general assistance; GA; Work First New Jersey; disabilities; disability; disability policy; disable; disabled; disablement; disabling; federal government; handicap; handicapped; impairment; policies; policy; procedures; public policy; public programs; regulation; rules; social security; Social Security Disability Insurance; special need; Supplemental Security Income
Rights
Required Publisher Statement: Liebkemann, K., & Cebula, R. (2006, December) Unemployment, welfare, and Social Security Disability/SSI benefits: How they affect one another. Looking out for Your Legal Rights: New Jersey’s Community Legal Education Newsletter, 25(10), 1-9.
Type
article
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