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Grab Your Jingle Bells: It’s a Christmas Scavenger Hunt!

From Bonita Springs and Cape Coral to Venice and Zephyrhills, it’s the holiday season! Whether it’s partners, friends, or grandkids, get out and about with this whimsical scavenger hunt. The rules are simple: take a fun photo of yourself with as many items as you can in a certain amount of time (say, 2 hours) and then rejoin the group. Upload all the photos to a laptop and play the slideshow during your Christmas party. Fun extra: the couple or team with the most items wins a silly prize!

• Something red • Something green • Red and green plaid • Candy cane • Christmas card • Eggnog • Candle • Star • Christmas train • Posing with Santa • Naughty scene • Nativity scene • Snowman • Silver bell • Red stocking • The Grinch • Holly and berries • Something sparkly • A decorated mailbox • Kiss under the mistletoe • Christmas party on the calendar • North Pole sign • Someone laughing • Christmas lights • Gingerbread house • Snowflake • Someone sleeping • Christmas sweater • Red bow • Dirty dishes • Elf on a shelf • Someone jumping in midair • Christmas wreath • Santa hat on the beach • Nutcracker • Snow globe • Someone singing carols • Rudolph • Christmas-themed baked goods • Cranberry and popcorn decoration • Animal dressed up for

Christmas • Receipt for exactly $12.25 • Homemade Christmas tree ornament

Q&As about Supplemental Security Income

Information from Social Security Administration

QUESTION

I filed for disability, and they denied it. What can I do? V. Morittizo, Plantation, Florida

ANSWER

If we recently denied your claim for retirement, disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or a nonmedical related issue, you can appeal our decision. Generally, you have 60 days after you receive the notice of our decision to ask for any type of appeal. 

QUESTION

I receive SSI benefits, and I am 67 years old. I won a scratch lottery ticket, and I didn’t think I had to report it, and I now received a letter that I have an overpayment. What is an overpayment. A. Fuentes, Florida City, Florida

ANSWER

An overpayment is when you receive more money for a month than the amount you should have been paid. The amount of your overpayment is the difference between the amount you received and the amount due.

QUESTION - PART 1 OF 2

I retired last year at age 62, I received a letter yesterday, that I have an overpayment. What can cause an overpayment? J. Niles, Weston, Florida

ANSWER

• Your income is more than you estimated. • Your living situation changes. • Your marital status changes. • You have more resources than the allowable limit. • You are no longer disabled and continue to receive benefits. • You do not report a change to us (on time or at all) as required. • We incorrectly figure your benefits because of incorrect or incomplete information.

QUESTION - PART 2 OF 2

What will Social Security do with this overpayment?

ANSWER

We will send you a notice explaining the overpayment and asking for a full refund within 30 days. If you are currently getting payments and you do not make a full refund, the notice will: • propose to withhold the overpayment at the rate of the lesser of 10 percent or the entire monthly payment; • state the month the proposed withholding will start; • fully explain your appeal rights; • explain how you can ask us to review and waive the overpayment, so you may not have to pay it back; and • explain how you can appeal our decision