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• Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)

  This tool screens for eligibility for Medicare, Social Security Disability, Social Security Retirement, Social Security Survivors, Special Veterans and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

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• How to Apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

  Describes how the LIHEAP may be able to help keep you and your family safe and healthy. Includes an overview of the program and the information needed to apply. This link opens a PDF document. This information is also available in Spanish.

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• 2-1-1 Ohio

  2-1-1 is a free and confidential way to find out about important health and human services programs in your community. Call 2-1-1 for information about health care, help paying rent and utility bills, transportation services, job training, mental health counseling and much more.

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• Disability Compensation Benefits

  Fact sheet from the VA on disability compensation benefits, a benefit paid to a Veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service.  Includes information on who is eligible, how much the VA pays and how to apply.

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• Wounded, Ill & Injured Compensation & Benefits Handbook

  Provides a handbook that helps Service Members who are wounded, ill or injured, as well as the family members who are taking care of them, navigate through the military and disability, evaluation, compensation and benefits programs that are designed to help them. This link opens a 64-page PDF document.

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• Frequently Asked Questions - TRICARE & Social Security

  Provides answers to questions about how being eligible for Social Security benefits can affect TRICARE eligibility.

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• Expediting Disability Applications For Wounded Warriors

  Information on how Service Members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Benefits available through Social Security are different from those from the VA and require a separate application.

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• Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States

  Explains how being outside the U.S. may affect your Social Security payments, how to protect your rights and procedures for submitting reports.

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• Social Security Administration Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors

  Provides information about Social Security disability benefits, including how to apply and how to expedite processing of disability claims for military Service Members.

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• TANF State Policy Documentation Project

  Descriptions of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) policies and financial eligibility rules with comparisons across states.

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