Webinar: SSI and SSDI Overpayment Issues (Elder Abuse Task Force Presentation)

Are you worried about potential overpayments or unexpected changes to your Social Security benefits? Join API Legal Outreach and Bay Area Legal Aid for a FREE Zoom webinar to learn how to navigate the complexities of SSI and SSDI. Our expert speakers will provide crucial information on common pitfalls, appeal rights, and how to protect your benefits.

Speakers:
Chantal Tien, Senior Advocate
Chantal has worked as an Advocate at Bay Area Legal Aid for more than twenty years. She helps clients with public benefits cases, including SSI and SSDI overpayments or suspensions related to resources and continuing disability reviews. Chantal speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.

Raegan Joern, Managing Attorney
Raegan manages Bay Area Legal Aid’s San Francisco office, which provides free civil legal services to extremely low-income San Franciscans.

Things you will learn:

• Common causes of SSI and SSDI overpayments.
• How earned income or returning to work can impact SSI and SSDI benefits.
• Appeal rights when Social Security determines a claimant was overpaid.
• How and when to request an overpayment waiver.

Agenda:

• Introduction
• Featured Presentation
• Round Table Discussion
• Community Announcement

We encourage you to share any issues or concerns from your community during the discussion. Please feel free to contact us beforehand to plan your input.