Public Benefits
Helping people access, keep, or restore government benefits and social services for basic needs like food, housing, health care, income, and child care.
More About This Legal Services Area
Public benefits legal services help people access and deal with government-provided benefits and social services. This includes helping with government programs for income support, disability benefits, health coverage, housing assistance, food aid, child care subsidies, and unemployment compensation. Common scenarios include applying for and securing benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Social Security Survivors benefits. Legal services might help people when they're facing reduction, termination, or denial of benefits at both state and federal levels, as well as appeals and overpayment disputes.
LIST (Legal Issues Taxonomy) Code
Code: BE-00-00-00-00 View on the LIST website, taxonomy.legal
