Many times Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is confused with private disability insurance a worker receives through an employer. It is important to know that these are two programs are different entities and just because you receive payments through either a short-term or long-term private disability insurance plan, it does not guarantee you Social Security… Read more »
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Amount of Disability Applications Declining
We continue to hear about the increase in the number of people in America who are collecting Social Security disability benefits. The Republicans like to highlight this fact as they claim there is rampant corruption and fraud within the system and that too many people are collecting disability checks that shouldn’t be. Now we have… Read more »
Social Security Administration takes steps to improve transparency
The Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner, Michael J. Astrue, has developed an Open Government Initiative to increase transparency, participation and collaboration in his federal agency. The program is part of broader initiative within the federal government to increase openness in the programs and operations of the various federal agencies. This effort to improve transparency started… Read more »
What Is a Technical Denial for a Social Security Disability Claim?
A technical denial is issued to a claimant who does not meet the non-medical requirements for one or more of the disability benefit programs through the Social Security Administration (SSA). If you do not meet the non-medical requirements for any of the SSA benefits programs your claim will not be evaluated for a medical determination…. Read more »
Social Security Field Offices Will Be Open An Extra Hour Most Days
A couple of years ago Social Security reduced the number of hours its field offices were open due to budget constraints, but thanks to Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, the agency’s field offices will be open an extra four days a week to assist customers. Currently, all field offices are open from… Read more »
Things To Know In A Cessation Of Benefits Case
Social Security is not a permanent disability program and occasionally a person who was previously receiving Social Security disability benefits may receive notification from Social Security that their benefits will cease because Social Security has done a medical review and found that person is not longer disabled and entitled to benefits. This is a very… Read more »
What Will Congress Do?
Previously we have informed that members of Congress have been contemplating what to do about the impending shortfall to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund which is expected to be exhausted by the end of 2016. At that time, if nothing is done to shore up the disability trust fund, disability beneficiaries can… Read more »
The Social Security Ticket To Work Program
The Social Security Administration wants people who receive Social Security disability benefits to know that there still remains a possibility that some of these beneficiaries can work and earn extra income. Social Security does this through promoting its Ticket to Work program. Social Security’s Ticket to Work program is a free and voluntary program that… Read more »
How Impairment Related Work Expenses Impact SGA
A common term you will hear Social Security disability insiders refer to is SGA, which stands for Substantial Gainful Activity. This is a standard Social Security created to determine, regardless of someone’s impairments, whether someone can earn enough money to live on, or if they fall short of this amount, should they be considered disabled…. Read more »
Twenty years of Social Security Online
The Social Security Administration recently celebrated its 20th anniversary since it first launched www.socialsecurity.gov, its “award winning website.” Although calling it an “award winning” website might be a tad self congratulatory, the website has made accessing SSA’s services much easier. Social Security launched its website on May 17, 1994. Back then everyone didn’t have in-home Internet access… Read more »
