The NFL Players Association will review the disability provisions in the collective bargaining agreement ratified in March that are set to take away tens of thousands of dollars in benefits from permanently disabled former players. Changes to the Total and Permanent...
Month: August 2020
Month: August 2020
Should I File For Early Social Security Retirement Benefits Because Of My Medical Problems?
If you have severe medical issues that prevent you from working in your early 60's, it may be tempting to claim early Social Security retirement benefits. However, filing for early retirement means a reduced benefit amount that could be up to 30%. Before you do...
SSI/SSDI Recipients Can Get Child Stimulus Payments through September 30, 2020
Starting now. SSI and Social Security recipients who haven't yet gotten their $500 stimulus payments per dependent child have a new chance to get the payments. They will need to fill out the non-filer tax form on the IRS web site by September 30, 2020. They will...
Outdated Savings Restrictions Are Imposed on SSI, But Not Social Security Disability Recipients
Like Social Security disability benefits, the SSI program pays monthly benefits to people with low income. Unlike SSDI, however, SSI eligibility does not require a substantial work history -- with the accompanying contributions paid into the Social Security system....
Thousands Of Americans Die While Waiting For A Disability Hearing Due To Social Security Backlogs
From 2008 to 2019, almost 110,000 people died as they awaited an appeal after initially being denied Social Security disability benefits, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan federal agency. In addition,between 2014...
How Does The Compassionate Allowance Program Affect Social Security Disability Claims?
In the last few blogs, we offered advice for submitting the strongest possible application for Social Security disability insurance benefits. A persuasive initial SSDI claim, if successful, will avoid the months of delays associated with administrative appeals. The...
Social Secuirity Disability- Listing of Impairments
Social Security's Listing of Impairments describes, for each major body system, impairments considered severe enough to prevent an individual from doing any gainful activity (or in the case of children under age 18 applying for SSI, severe enough to cause marked and...
Quailying For Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part VI- Deciding When to Stop Working
This is the 6th article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. An application for Social Security disability benefits should be filed as...