Mail Delivery for Stroke Survivors

USPS Mail Delivery

Directly To Your Door!

I was recently speaking with a friend in Texas, whom I’d forgotten to share my “falling at the mailbox /breaking 2 ribs/one-month hospital stay & now I’m no longer allowed to get the mail; so the task is left to my partner” story; and… 

When I finished with this lovely tale of woe, she enlightened me with news of a solution provided by the postal service...

If you’re disabled in any way and cannot get to your mailbox, a 3rd party will deliver your mail directly to your door - at no cost!

It’s called USPS Hardship Delivery:

”It’s a temporary change in the way your mail is delivered, allowing for door delivery, instead of the usual curb or centralized mailbox collection, due to a qualifying physical hardship.”

How do I request it? 

1. Complete PS Form1528

Click Here

2. Include supporting documentation:

   “Include a doctor’s statement confirming your inability to collect mail from a curb or centralized mailbox due to a qualifying physical hardship.”

3. Submit to your local post office by hand, or mail to the post office that delivers your mail:

POSTMASTER, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

YOUR CITY, STATE & ZIP CODE

What constitutes a hardship? 

It must be a physical challenge that makes it difficult or impossible to retrieve mail from a curb or centralized mailbox.

Is approval temporary or permanent? Temporary.

It must be renewed annually.

< FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE POST OFFICE. >