2022 Annual Report - Social Security
2022 Annual Report - Social Security
Advocacy Victories Social Security
Richard Avoids a $4,000 Overpayment and Wins Back His SSI
Richard's mother contacted Disability Rights California’s Office of Clients’ Rights Advocates (OCRA) because Social Security sent her a letter saying Richard was no longer eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
No one in the Spanish-speaking household could read Spanish well enough to understand the SSI letter or file an appeal. An Assistant Clients’ Rights Advocate was able to explain the situation to Richard’s mother in Spanish.
OCRA investigated Social Security’s decision and found two mistakes: Richard's mother's income should have not counted against Richards's SSI, and Social Security overcalculated Richard's father's wages.
OCRA helped Richard file an appeal explaining that Richard’s mother’s wages for taking care of him should not count against Richard's SSI. OCRA also provided information about Richard's father's wages to Social Security.
