The Social Security Administration has many different terms and acronyms that are used to describe aspects of the retirement or disability process, but to a layman these terms and acronyms can be confusing and difficult to understand. Below are some terms and acronyms that are better explained. PIM: Primary Insurance Amount is the monthly amount paid… Read more »
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The Listings Of Impairments For Social Security Disability
When the topic of Social Security disability is brought up there are a lot of different words that can be used to describe it, but possibly the most common word is “confused.” The Social Security disability process is not easily understood, not only for novices, but also for veterans who work in the field every… Read more »
You Can Change Your Mind About When To Collect Social Security Benefits
Social Security provides retirement, disability and survivors benefits to millions of Americans every year, but the largest portion of benefits goes to those who have reached a certain age and begin collecting Social Security retirement benefits. Contrary to the belief of some, there is no one definitive age someone has to decide to start collecting… Read more »
High Poverty Rates For Those Who Receive Disability Benefits
The topic of Social Security disability benefits can be a controversial one depending on who you are talking to. For those who know the process of trying to get Social Security disability benefits, there is no doubt that nothing comes easy. For those who know little about the process there is a lot of inaccurate… Read more »
This Is Who Gets Social Security Benefits
During several other blog posts we have discussed the different types of Social Security benefits. For most Americans when the topic of Social Security benefits comes up the thought typically goes to retired workers who tend to be out of the work force. This is probably because the majority of Social Security benefits, as documented… Read more »
The Social Security Administration Launches New Campaign to Draw Awareness to the Disability Insurance Program
Recently, the Social Security Administration (SSA) started a national communications campaign to raise awareness of their Disability Insurance Benefit (DIB) program. This campaign is called the “Faces And Facts Of Disability.” As the title suggests, the campaign is focused on providing facts about the program as well as sharing personal stories from beneficiaries. The campaign… 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 »
The Latest On Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… 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 »
