Social Security’s representative payee program is supposed to assist disabled individuals manage their disability payments. The program was setup for people who are significantly impaired, who are determined by the agency to require assistance in managing their benefits. Unfortunately, sometimes the opposite occurs and the designated payee misuses the beneficiary’s benefits and takes advantage of… Read more »
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The 8 Types Of Disability Protection Under Social Security’s Rules
A disability can impact a family in many different ways, and it is important to know that there are many different types of disability programs that not only protect the disabled individual, but also family members. Here is a look at all the different protections Social Security provides. Monthly cash benefits for a disabled worker… Read more »
How Social Security Keeps Track Of Your Earnings
If you work for an employer, chances are both you and your employer pay Social Security taxes. These taxes help make workers eligible for disability and retirement benefits when needed, and if your employer is reporting your income correctly, Social Security can determine exactly what amounts you may be eligible for if you do request… Read more »
Social Security Payment Centers
Social Security has a variety of different offices across the country and these offices vary in functionality and responsibilities. Some offices, like the Office of Hearings Operation (OHO) focus on hearing requests before Administrative Law Judges (ALJ). The Appeals Council conducts reviews of ALJ decisions and field offices take applications for retirement and disability benefits,… Read more »
The Medicare Waiting Period
Few people who go through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) process realize that if they do in fact win a disability case and are found disabled they are not, many times, immediately eligible for Medicare. Medicare was originally intended for Social Security retirement recipients, age 65 and older, but was later expanded to include… Read more »
Expediting The Social Security Disability Process
We have talked many times about how long the Social Security disability process can take. Most people who continue to pursue disability benefits even after they are initially denied will end up waiting the better part of two years before a concrete decision is made of whether they are disabled and are entitled to benefits…. Read more »
Children The Focus On Continuing Disability Reviews
The term permanently disabled doesn’t apply to the Social Security disability program. Some Americans may believe that once Social Security considers someone disabled that they are permanently disabled, but this is not the case. That doesn’t mean that there are not some people who are found disabled by Social Security who never end up working… Read more »
You Must Report Income
The Social Security disability process involves rules about income and work-related activities. For most people, Social Security taxes are taken out of their paychecks by their employer, these taxes earn an employee credits to be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits if they become impaired and are unable to work. There are also… Read more »
When Widow’s Benefits Are Not Payable
Social Security offers survivor’s benefits under some circumstances to the children and spouse of a disabled worker who has passed away, but there are also certain circumstances that would make widows and widowers ineligible to receive these types of benefits. Widow(er)s insurance benefits may not be payable for some months if any of the conditions… Read more »
Medicare Or Medicaid?
People seem to have difficulty understanding the differences between Medicare and Medicaid. Although both are government funded, there are significant differences between the two healthcare programs. Much like the differences between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), this can also be difficult for people to differentiate. Medicaid Assistance from the Centers… Read more »
