Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate drafted and sent a letter to Nancy Berryhill, Social Security’s acting commissioner, opposing a proposed rule that would remove the inability to communicate in English as an education category in consideration for disability benefits. The press release issued by the legislators is below. Top Democrat Committee leaders in… Read more »
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Study Shows Increasing Retirement Age Would Benefit The Wealthy
One solution lawmakers have debated as a way to ensure Americans have access to their full Social Security retirement during their golden years is to increase the full retirement age. Right now, depending on when you were born, the full retirement age is either 66 or 67. Unfortunately, increasing the retirement age would disproportionately benefit… Read more »
The Re-determination At Age 18
Just like adults, there are many children who are found disabled by the Social Security Administration. If these children’s families meet the non-medical rules related to financial resources, they are entitled to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The definition Social Security uses is “a child under 18 will be considered disabled if he or she… Read more »
The Failure To Thrive Up To Age 3
Social Security has a separate category of impairments for children who may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). One of these categories is a failure to thrive in children from birth to attainment of age 3. A failure to thrive can include many different kinds of impairments, it is not a well known listing,… Read more »
When Disability Payments Start
After the Social Security determination process is over and a claimant has been found disabled Social Security begins the process of issuing the official decision, sending out the award letter, which explain past-due benefits and monthly payments, and finally issuing payments. Sometimes people are surprised by the amount they receive in past-due benefits or monthly… Read more »
The Disability Planner
No one plans to become disabled or unable to work, so when it happens it is can throw life into chaos, but if you do have an impairment that is preventing you from working you should determine if Social Security disability is an option. Below, Social Security has put together a planner for people who… Read more »
Social Security Equates To About 5 Percent Of The Economy
At about 5 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Social Security is a significant portion of the economy. As Social Security relates to the economy, it is important to understand that while the government is providing these benefits to Americans these same Americans are spending their benefits that stimulate the economy. The National… Read more »
Social Security Equates To About 5 Percent Of The Economy
At about 5 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Social Security is a significant portion of the economy. As Social Security relates to the economy, it is important to understand that while the government is providing these benefits to Americans these same Americans are spending their benefits that stimulate the economy. The National… Read more »
Keeping People Out Of Poverty
When the announcement of plans come out on ways to fix Social Security’s future funding gap people should be aware of how important Social Security benefits are in keeping people out of poverty, especially if any plan calls for reducing or cutting benefits. Social Security benefits, whether they are retirement benefits or disability benefits, are… Read more »
The Earnings Limit On Social Security Retirement
All the rules and regulations Social Security has in place can make it difficult to understand all the different programs the agency has available, but some rules are more important than others. One of those rules relates to working and collecting Social Security retirement benefits at the same time. Many people may be unaware that… Read more »
