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The settlement of a class action lawsuit (Martinez v. Astrue) has ended the Social Security Administration’s policy of denying or suspending benefits for “fleeing to avoid prosecution,” based solely on the existence of an outstanding felony arrest warrant. In addition to abandoning the illegal policy, SSA has agreed to repay more than $700 million in benefits that were unlawfully withheld from 80,000 people whose benefits have been suspended or denied since January 1, 2007. People whose benefits were suspended or denied between 2000 and 2006 will be notified of the change in policy and given a chance to re-establish eligibility. All told, over 200,000 people will benefit from the settlement. SSA recently announced that it will delay the timeline sending notices and providing relief to all class members by six months, until summer 2011. We will provide additional details as soon as they become available. To obtain the Consumer Handouts in alternate formatting please contact Nancy Arevalo, narevalo@nsclc.org or 510-663-1055 ext. 301.

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