Are You Poor?

According to the Federal Government, if you make less that $1,938.75 per month, you are.

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the new poverty income guidelines for 2013. The new minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) used to determine eligiblity for many government programs has ristn this year to $1,938.75 in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, effective no later than July 1, 2013. Last year, that amount was $1,891.25.

The new figure will be $2,422.50 in Alaska and $2,231.25 in Hawaii. The minimum MMMNA is 150 percent of the monthly poverty guideline for a couple.
For a full list of the 2013 poverty income guidelines, click here.

What does this mean? If you want Medicaid, Federal Grants for Education, etc. if your income is lower than the MMMNA, you should easily qualify!

Real ID Problems

Beginning in 2010, all driver licenses must be matched to identification documents, including passports, Social Security Cards, Birth Certificates, Naturalization papers, etc. This presents a real problem for older drivers and especially married women who did not accurately document their married name.

A client recently appeared at my office with an expired Driver License because the Florida Tag office would not renew her driver license because the name did not match either her Birth Certificate or her Social Security Card. Incidentally, neither of those items had matching names!
Now she is forced to go to court to formally and legally change her name to that which she has used for 51 years since her marriage.

Simple solution if you prepare for the problem; Major Problem if you don't anticipate the solution. Two months ago, she could have changed her name on her driver license to match her Social Security card. Now, since the license is expired, she has to jump through several hoops to get a new license issued, in a name matching her Social Security card.

I am here to help!!! Call Me! 407-645-3297, even just to say, I saw your note!