Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program not only for people who are disabled, but also for older individuals who can’t maintain a certain standard of living. The maximum federal monthly amount paid in SSI benefits is $750 for 2018, but most people who only receive SSI benefits and have no other income would find… Read more »
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The Authority Of The ALJ In Hearings
Disability applicants have many questions when a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) is scheduled. Questions about the atmosphere of the hearing, how the hearing is structured and what will the judge do during the hearing. At a disability hearing the ALJ has the power to approve disability cases and deny them under Social… Read more »
Good Thing President’s Social Security Budget Won’t Be Implemented
President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal for the Social Security Administration was recently released and there was nothing surprising about it. Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019), which begins Oct. 1, 2018, looks very much like the FY 2018 budget. The FY 2019 proposal is flat, meaning it does not increase spending for operating… Read more »
Disability Reviews And When A Disability Ends
Social Security may conduct a continuing disability review from time to time to determine if your disability continues. Some examples of situations that may generate a continuing disability review are: Occurrence of the date of a scheduled medical reexamination in cases in which your impairment is expected to improve or in which improvement is possible;… Read more »
Independent Determinations On Disability Claims
Social Security makes independent disability determinations. This determination is based on all of the evidence from all sources in your individual case. Do Disability Decisions By Other Agencies Affect SSA’s Determination Of Disability? A decision by any other governmental agency or a nongovernmental entity about whether you are disabled, blind, employable, or entitled to any… Read more »
Independent Determinations On Disability Claims
Social Security makes independent disability determinations. This determination is based on all of the evidence from all sources in your individual case. Do Disability Decisions By Other Agencies Affect SSA’s Determination Of Disability? A decision by any other governmental agency or a nongovernmental entity about whether you are disabled, blind, employable, or entitled to any… Read more »
House Passes Bill To Strengthen Rep Payee Program
By a vote of 396-0, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018. The aim of the bill is to better protect vulnerable Social Security beneficiaries who are unable to manage their own funds. Social Security appoints a payee to manage the funds of a vulnerable beneficiary… Read more »
How Social Security Covers Public Safety Officers
Police officers and firefighters are government employees and since government employees have their own types of retirement plans it can be confusing about how public safety officers are covered. Social Police officers and firefighters covered by a retirement system can be covered under a Section 218 agreement, but not all are covered, but it really… Read more »
How Excess Earnings Are Charged Against Benefits
When you have excess earnings, these earnings are charged against and deducted from your benefits. The deductions begin with the first chargeable month of the taxable year and continue each month until all excess earnings have been charged. How Do Excess Earnings Affect Family Insurance Benefits? If you receive retirement insurance benefits, your excess earnings… Read more »
How Marriage Impacts Widow and Widower Benefits
Depending on the circumstances, a husband or wife may be entitled to Social Security benefits on a deceased spouse’s record, but one on these benefits getting married again can negatively affect those benefits. Does The Remarriage Of A Widow(Er) Or Surviving Divorced Wife Or Husband Affect Widow(Er)’S Benefits? Your remarriage after age 60 does not… Read more »
