Do Gambling Winnings Affect Benefits

 

I agree. if you are getting Medicare, then you probably are getting SSDI and the winnings will not affect your benefits. If you are getting SSI and medi-cal, then maybe. And, it may depend on who had the winnings, since you mentioned you and your husband are on some combination of medicare, medical and SSI.

Does Gambling Winnings Affect Tax Credits

  1. Reporting Gambling Winnings. Every state has its own rules for how to report any unearned income received while drawing unemployment benefits. Alaska says that it's the unemployment benefit recipient's responsibility to provide proof of income, such as through a written statement, from gambling winnings.
  2. Because of this, you’ll want to learn how lottery winnings and SSDI benefits affect each other. Lottery Winnings and SSDI Benefits The way SSDI benefits work is that if you experienced a mental or physical disability that prevents you from being able to work, and if you’ve paid your Social Security taxes while working, then SSDI will provide you with a monthly benefit payment.

Jul 25, 2019  Firstly, a regular income affects benefits, and additionally, there’s no guarantee that one good month’s winnings will be repeated the next month. As with all gambling, it is most advisable to approach it as a leisurely pursuit – just make sure you declare winnings of over £6,000 if you do win big.

You may want to talk to an attorney in your area so you can review the specific facts with counsel. You may contact your local city, county or state bar association to see if they have a lawyer referral program, or you may contact the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) for the name and email address or telephone number of attorneys in your area. Most attorneys who do any amount of Social Security work are members of NOSSCR and provide a free initial consultation. In any event, no attorney may charge a fee for work on a social security claim until it has been approved by Social Security. The fee limit is a maximum of 25% of past due or back due benefits you are owed, and many lawyers charge less than the full 25%, and the money is not paid until your claim has been approved.

The telephone number for the lawyer referral service of NOSSCR is 1-800-431-2804. NOSSCR's website is www.nosscr.org.

In addition, you can find a Board certified specialist in Social Security by contacting the National Board of Trial Advocacy. They evaluate lawyers (independently) in many types of claims and require extensive experience and testing before a lawyer is certified. They have a section specifically for Social Security: The National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy, Divisions of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification.

Their link is: http://www.nblsc.us/

You may also contact NADR (National Association of Disability Representatives) www.nadr.org – automated Telephone Referral System at 1-800-747-6131

I hope this information helps. Good luck to you!
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I agree. if you are getting Medicare, then you probably are getting SSDI and the winnings will not affect your benefits. If you are getting SSI and medi-cal, then maybe. And, it may depend on who had the winnings, since you mentioned you and your husband are on some combination of medicare, medical and SSI.

You may want to talk to an attorney in your area so you can review the specific facts with counsel. You may contact your local city, county or state bar association to see if they have a lawyer referral program, or you may contact the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) for the name and email address or telephone number of attorneys in your area. Most attorneys who do any amount of Social Security work are members of NOSSCR and provide a free initial consultation. In any event, no attorney may charge a fee for work on a social security claim until it has been approved by Social Security. The fee limit is a maximum of 25% of past due or back due benefits you are owed, and many lawyers charge less than the full 25%, and the money is not paid until your claim has been approved.

Do Gambling Winnings Affect Benefits

Gambling Winnings Reporting

The telephone number for the lawyer referral service of NOSSCR is 1-800-431-2804. NOSSCR's website is www.nosscr.org.

SecurityEconomic benefits of gambling

In addition, you can find a Board certified specialist in Social Security by contacting the National Board of Trial Advocacy. They evaluate lawyers (independently) in many types of claims and require extensive experience and testing before a lawyer is certified. They have a section specifically for Social Security: The National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy, Divisions of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification.

Their link is: http://www.nblsc.us/

You may also contact NADR (National Association of Disability Representatives) www.nadr.org – automated Telephone Referral System at 1-800-747-6131

How Gambling Winnings Affect Ssi Benefits

I hope this information helps. Good luck to you!
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