Mar 24, 2022
This is a special episode titled Money, Money, Money: Closing The Gap for LGBTQ Seniors Access to SSA Survivor Benefits. LGBTQ seniors who lost their partners before marriage was legal or before they reached the nine month mark are finally getting justice. They are getting paid for the benefits they were due thanks to the Biden administration and Lambda Legal.
00:00 - Welcome & Intro
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01:13 - Intro music by Aina Bre’Yon
01:54 - History of the SSA Survivor Benefits
06:30 - Live broadcast of Money, Money, Money: Closing The Gap for LGBTQ Seniors Access to SSA Survivor Benefits
Things for you to check out
Lambda Legal Information
https://www.lambdalegal.org/blog/20210219_ely-thornton-class-info
Lambda Legal FAQs on how to reap benefits
https://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/20210212_ely_faq
Ready to get started?
Contact Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 or look up the phone number for your local, https://ssa.gov, SSA field office or reach out to Lambda Legals Help Desk, https://www.lambdalegal.org/helpdesk
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