Social Security information changes frequently. Please refer to the official government website for Social Security for updated information.

Social Security Watch -- according to the latest report of its Board of Trustees, combined Social Security trust funds will remain solvent until 2036 (2038 for retirement benefits and 2018 for disability benefits). After these dates, Social Security payroll-tax revenues will be sufficient to pay only about three-fourths of the expected benefit obligations. Social Security's administrative costs are less than 1% of Social Security's total expenditures.

Social Security

1. Social Security Offices in Southern Illinois
2. Social Security benefits, including the earnings limitation, full retirement age & choosing a retirement date.
3. Social Security Disability
4. Information in Español.

Other Income & Financial Assistance

If you are having financial difficulties, here are some additional resources to supplement your income:

1. Circuit Breaker & Illinois Cares Rx
2. Employment & Job Training
3. Estate Planning
4. Illinois LINK Card (food stamps) -- and its eligibility guidelines.
5. Government benefits checklist.
6. Homestead Exemptions & Tax Payment Deferral
7. National Clearinghouse on Long Term Care
8. Nursing Home Costs, Who Pays?
9. Public Aid - Department of Human Services.
10. Public Assistance Programs
11. Reverse Mortgages
12. Spousal Impoverishment Prevention -- when a spouse goes into the nursing home.
13. SSI -- or Supplemental Security Income -- and its eligibility guidelines.

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