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This brochure explains your Fair Housing Act rights related to harassment and retaliation. This brochure is available in English, Spanish, Pashto, Chinese, Mandarin, and Arabic.
This brochure is also available as an audio recording in English. For the audio recording, please click here to visit our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/hgTUhrRka78.
For the brochures, please click on the PDFs below.
Are you a victim of housing discrimination? Fair housing is your right! If you have been denied your housing
rights, you may have experienced housing discrimination.
A pension plan is an agreement between an employee, their employer and, for some jobs, the union. Sometimes, the employer contributes and sometimes the employee does as well. Employers are not required to have pension plans. A federal law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), sets the standards for private pensions. It also provides guaranteed pensions in some cases.
WHAT IS SSI?
WHAT IS SSI?
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. Social Security administers this program. We pay monthly benefits to people with limited income and resources who are disabled, blind, or age 65 or older. Blind or disabled children, as well as adults, can get SSI.
For more information about eligibility, how to apply, overpayment and appeals, go to the SSA website.
The purpose of Understanding SSI is to inform beneficiaries, potential beneficiaries, advocates and others in interested agencies and organizations about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility requirements and processes.
The federal Railroad Retirement Board handles this benefit program for eligible workers and their families.
General Eligibility
Like Social Security, Railroad Retirement benefits are based on months of service and earnings credits. Employees of railroads engaged in interstate commerce, some related industries, railway associations, and national railway labor organizations qualify for Railroad Retirement after 10 years of credited work.
HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. This page allows you to select a list of agencies for each state below. You may search more specifically for a reverse mortgage counselor or if you are facing foreclosure, search for a foreclosure avoidance counselor.
The Violence Against Women Act: A Housing Toolkit for Advocates
HUD handles complaints in several categories:
Housing discrimination: Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.
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