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The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse and to do so quickly and accurately.
To determine whether you, as a senior are at risk, or whether a loved one who is a senior is at risk, please visit our Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector to answer some questions:
WHAT IS SSI?
The Social Security Administration manages Social Security benefits. Social Security is a federal program providing benefits to eligible workers and their families when the worker retires, becomes disabled, or dies.
For The Payment of Hospital and Medical Necessities and Other Necessities for Low Income People
What is County Assistance?
If you are indigent and cannot afford hospital and medical care, including medications, or basic necessities such as rent, food, and utilities, then the county is required by law to assist you in paying for them. This is a "last resort" program. This means that the county will pay for these services or necessities only if you have no other way of paying for them on a temporary basis. If, for example, you receive Medical Assistance through the state, then that program must pay for your hospital and medical bills.
QUE ES SSI?
Social Security income is a lifeline for most seniors. Because it is considered so essential for survival, it has traditionally been protected from attachment by creditors. However, there are some exceptions.
Please review the guide below for more information.
Add the Words, Idaho
Located in Boise, ID
https://www.addthewords.org/; 208-918-0736
A volunteer run organization with a focus on promoting LGBTQ and gender equality.
Pride Foundation: https://pridefoundation.org/
Pride Foundation focuses on movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people in all communities across the Northwest.
Lambda Legal: https://www.lambdalegal.org/states-regions/idaho
The Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women has created a Relocation Guide for Domestic Violence Survivors that provides survivors with advice on the issues involved in relocating with children with or without a current custody order.
For more information and resources, please visit The Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women's website here: http://www.lrcvaw.org/.
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