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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a need-based program for low-income individuals who have been found disabled, or the elderly, who meet strict income and asset guidelines, but other types of financial support, including housing and food, can reduce an SSI beneficiary’s benefits as well. Social Security classifies this type of support as “in-kind” support and… Read more »

Nothing about the Social Security disability process is easy, but the most difficult part of the process remains obtaining a medial approval from Social Security on your claim. Over the last 20-plus years approval percentages on disability claims have dropped, but even so, it’s not impossible to obtain a medical approval. Social Security has made… Read more »

Personal Information & Family Details The initial section of the SSDI application will request general information about you, your spouse, any past spouses, and any unmarried children under 18 (or between 18-19 if they attend high school full-time). These are the essential documents that you’ll need: A certified copy of your original birth certificate. A… Read more »

After more than a two-year wait Social Security customers are able to visit a Social Security field office in person, but considering Social Security offices were closed for two years due to COVID-19 it should not have been unexpected to see long lines forming outside Social Security offices when customers are starving for service, but… Read more »

Affordable internet service is a necessity these days, but many times we forget that some struggle to afford internet service and others can’t afford it at all, this includes Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. Social Security provides monthly SSI benefits to low-income seniors and beneficiaries who have been found disabled by the Social Security, but… Read more »

The Social Security Administration recently announced it would be providing new opportunities to beneficiaries to conduct online business if they receive Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The agency has redesigned my Social Security accounts to allow customers to conduct business more easily online. Some of the enhanced features allow customers to… Read more »

Each year Social Security beneficiaries brace for the announcement of the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to see how much their benefits will increase the following year. In 2023 beneficiaries might see their largest increase in benefits in over a decade based on current formulas. Social Security’s COLA will be implemented in January of 2023 and the… Read more »

Applying for Social Security disability is likely something that few people think about until they are diagnosed with medical impairments that prevent them from working fulltime, but if that time comes it is necessary to understand how work income can impact a claim. This is not just a topic that claimants who are going through… Read more »

Most people can tell you that Social Security provides retirement and disability benefits, but they also lack specific insight into how the programs operate. In a recent survey conducted by the Nationwide Retirement Institute less than 20 percent of people could identify the age in which they would be eligible for full Social Security retirement… Read more »

The Partnership for Public Service recently released a new survey conducted with federal government employees and the Social Security Administration did not fair well. The survey was conducted with federal employees who work in 17 different agencies across the federal government. The Social Security Administration ranked 15th out of 17th of these agencies when it… Read more »