SCLO is accepting new cases.
Please call 265-2300 if you are in need of our services.
Tax season is here. The City of Albuquerque’s website (www.cabq.gov) has a number of resources to file for free, as well as important information about your rights and how to avoid problems with a tax preparer. Information for Consumers and Taxpayers; Free tax prep options and your rights if you hire a paid tax preparer.
Did you know that you can designate a person to help manage your social security check in case you need this assistance? For more information, go to SCLO’s website information folder “Public Benefits” and scroll down to Social Security.
The start date for full enforcement of “REAL ID” requirements has been extended to May 7, 2025. Prior to that date, people with state driver’s licenses or ID cards that are not REAL ID-compliant will still be able to show their ID to board a commercial flight. More information on the required documentation for a […]
Justice in Aging’s new 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them Guide Go to: https://justiceinaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/25-Common-Nursing-Home-Problems-and-How-to-Resolve-Them_Final.pdf
Post-Moratorium Rental Housing Benefits Assistance Senior Citizens’ Law Office, (SCLO) is now accepting Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Applications, for financial assistance to cover unpaid, past, current and in some cases, a limited amount of future rent, or utility bills. SCLO Applicants must be City of Albuquerque residents, age 60 and over, who are currently […]
New: REAL ID deadline extended to May 2025 The Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline for enforcement of the REAL ID Act to May 7, 2025. For most New Mexicans, the likeliest effect of the REAL ID Act will be on air travel. If you show your driver’s license or state ID card […]
GOOD NEWS FOR LOW INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS IS BASED SOLELY ON INCOME. IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO SATISFY RESOURCE (A/K/A ASSETS) STANDARDS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE The “Medicare Savings Programs” are Medicaid coverages that help low-income Medicare beneficiaries with out-of-pocket costs. The three most important […]
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ALERT: Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents—YOUR STIMULUS PAYMENTS BELONG TO YOU! Over the past two and a half months, the IRS has sent out more than a million federal “stimulus” payments to New Mexicans. Authorized by a federal law called the “CARES” Act, these payments are officially called “Economic Impact Payments” (EIPs). They […]
Many people received their stimulus payment on a prepaid card – but since the envelope did not identify it and there was limited information provided – some people did not activate the card or threw the envelope away. This was because it looked like a credit or prepaid card application that you did not apply […]
