Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits if You Go to Jail or Prison?

This guide explains what will happen to your federal benefits if you are arrested and held in jail or prison, and how you can get them back when you are released.

It describes federal rules on:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability
Social Security Disability Insurance Disability (SSDI)
Medicaid health and mental health services
Medicare health and mental health services
Veterans pensions and compensation
Veterans health care
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Food Stamps

http://www.bazelon.org/issues/criminalization/publications/arrested/index.html

Publication Year: 2004

Publisher

Bazelon Ctr. For Mental Health Law
1101 15th St NW
Suite 1212
Washington, dc 20005-5002
Phone: 202-467-5730