Category Archives: COVID-19

NM MFA Mortgage and Rental Assistance IMPORTANT UPDATE:  If a tenant applied for rental assistance in November but was denied because they could not provide a lease document or evidence of hardship, MFA SAYS:  APPLY AGAIN.   MFA has changed its document requirements and tenants no longer have to provide a written lease or evidence of […]

ALERT: Medicare Adopts Special Relief for Some Enrollment and Plan Choices; BUT WITH DEADLINES THIS MONTH. The federal Medicare agency (CMS) recently adopted two types of special relief to help people who wanted to make Part A and B enrollment choices, and/or switch Medicare Advantage Plans, since March, but didn’t do so. They were adopted […]

ALERT SOME PEOPLE CAN STILL REQUEST COVID-19 “STIMULUS” PAYMENTS THIS YEAR The federal government has been sending payments of $1,200 or more to millions of people over the past several weeks.  They are commonly referred to as “stimulus” payments, but the IRS – which issues them — calls them “Economic Impact Payments” (EIPs).  Most EIPs […]

5/6/2020 Opinion | What You Should Know Before You Need a Ventilator – The New York Times It breaks my heart that patients who will get sick enough to need them wonʼt know what desperate situations they face. By Kathryn Dreger Dr. Dreger is a doctor of internal medicine in Northern Virginia and a clinical […]

May 5th IRS Deadline to File for Stimulus Payment for Dependent Children If you are an SSI or VA beneficiary and are raising ​children ​under the age of 17, (who can be your grandchildren or other relatives) and did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019, you have until ​Tuesday May 5th to file with the IRS on an online website tool […]

For timely information go to: https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/  

  LOOKING FOR HEALTH COVERAGE?  The NM Superintendent of Insurance – partnering with other state agencies – has published valuable guidance on how you can get it.  Under the slogan “No matter what, you can get covered,” the materials provide information about available options: through Medicaid, the state’s Health Insurance Exchange (BeWellNM), and the NM […]

UPDATED INFORMATION:  BEWARE OF STIMULUS CHECK SCAMS  Federal Stimulus Checks to offset lost income will be sent in a few weeks. The details of how this will work are still being developed by the IRS, but we do know a few things about this.  Here is what you need to know, as updated by the […]

By order of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Senior Citizens’ Law Office is closed to the public SCLO will be closed until July 6th  subject to change. SCLO’s physical office is closed following orders of NM’s Governor, but we are here to serve you by telephone. Please call us at 265-2300 if you need our […]

ALBUQUERQUE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION INITIATIVE’S  Go to:  Eviction Information Summary for Tenants