- National Senior Citizens Law Center - http://www.nsclc.org/index.html
National non-profit organization supports advocates representing low-income elderly and disabled. Updates on Social Security and Medicare issues.
- National Academy of Social Insurance - http://www.nasi.org
Nonpartisan policy information on Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare and other social insurance programs.
- Cornell University's Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu/socsec/
Library of Social Security law with links to key primary and secondary sources: the Social Security Act, Regulations, Programs and Operations Manual System (POMS), Hearings Rules (HALLEX).
- disABILITY Consultants - http://home.adelphia.net/~geriley/dislink9.html
Information about getting SSDI or SSI benefits.
- Shortchanged - http://members.aol.com/fullfunding/
Supports repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. WEP reduces the Social Security benefits of many public school teachers and other government employees.
- Social Security Administration - Numbers and Cards - http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_cat_lvl1=16
How to apply for a Social Security number, or for a replacement for a lost card. How to change your name on Social Security's records. Other FAQs about numbers and cards.
- Social Security Administration - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
Official site, with news, trends, budget, publications, and comparison with systems in more than 170 countries.
- Bill Hunot - STLtoday.com - http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/columnists.nsf/Columnist/Bill+Hunot?Opendocument
Weekly column about written by Social Security's senior public affairs specialist in St. Louis.
- Richard Thayer - NJ.com - http://www.nj.com/columns/jjournal/thayer/
Manager of Social Security's Jersey City office answers readers' questions.
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