Millions of Americans have already received the latest rounds of stimulus checks, but it appears that for a portion of the population there has been a delay in issuing checks and members of Congress want to know why. Several members of Congress teamed up and sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to… Read more »
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Social Security Will No Longer Suspend Dismissing Hearing Requests
Social Security is not quite going back to its old practices entirely, but its recent decision to scrap the decision to suspend issuing dismissals for untimely requests for disability hearings and for claimants that do not appear for their hearing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a move toward the agency’s regular operating procedures. This… Read more »
Social Security COVID-19 Updates
Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused shutdowns across the country in March of 2020 Social Security has updated its procedures in processing Social Security disability claims. The days of strolling into a Social Security field office are no longer possible because most Social Security offices are allowing only limited in-office appointments for service. Because obtaining services… Read more »
When A Social Security Disability Claimant Passes Away
Unfortunately a certain number of Social Security disability claimants pass away prior to the ultimate outcome of their disability claim. Family members may think this is the end of the claim because you can’t received disability benefits when you have passed away, but a deceased person’s loved ones may be entitled to past-due benefits owed… Read more »
People Who Don’t Know Speak
It is time for another version of People Who Don’t Know Speak. Every now and then we like to checkout Social Security’s blog that deals with different topics and programs Social Security offers. One feature these blogs offer is a place to comment about the content of the blog. Typically, if you read most stories… Read more »
Officials Tour Field Offices To Gage SSA Safety Measures
Earlier this month Social Security invited officials from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to tour four different field offices so these officials can provide feedback to Social Security regarding COVID-19 safety measures. Below is the announcement of these visits. On March 3, 2021, SSA… Read more »
How To Determine If Social Security Is Calling Or It Is A Fraud Call
The Social Security Administration has been trying to combat fraudsters who are out to steal private information like Social Security numbers for years, but it seems that fraud attempts are on the increase in recent years. Anyone who receives a call from someone claiming to be from Social Security should be rightfully suspicious because of… Read more »
What Social Security Might Look Like When the Pandemic Subsides
We are approaching the one-year mark since Social Security closed its field offices and hearing offices to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We now have three effective vaccines to combat the virus and the number of new cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are dropping, but things are not likely to go… Read more »
It May Be Time For Social Security To Add A COVID-19 Listing
Social Security’s listings of impairments are a guide to medically qualifying for Social Security disability benefits. The listings have all different sorts of diagnosed conditions and impairments and what limitations must be present to be eligible for benefits. Since COVID-19 began showing up in the United States at the beginning of 2020 it changed our… Read more »
Understanding MS Teams For Video Hearings
Since March of 2020 when Social Security offices closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic Social Security has been conducting disability hearings by phone instead of in person. This required the claimant, the judge, the representative and any experts all to be on the connection, but recently Social Security has been attempting to… Read more »
