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There are really two types of disability claims, physical and mental-health related. Many times those suffering from one experience the other, but sometimes a disability claimant can suffer just mental health disabilities and no physical disabilities. One of the most common types of mental illness is depression, and along with depression comes anxiety and other… Read more »

When a worker is injured on the job they may be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. If the worker is injured and unable to work for at least a year they may also be entitled to Social Security disability benefits. A worker who receives both these benefits needs to be aware that their Social Security… Read more »

Unfortunately, not even Social Security employees probably know what will happen to their jobs if Congress does not pass a funding bill just hours before the government is slated to shutdown for a lack of funding. The deadline is midnight Jan. 20. There have been shutdowns in the past, which resulted in government workers being… Read more »

Military members work for the United States government, and when it comes to government employees, sometimes there are some special rules related to being covered for Social Security purposes. Here is how Social Security covers service members. Are Services Performed By Members Of The U.S. Uniformed Service Covered By Social Security? Your work as a… Read more »

  Social Security is big on deadlines. The agency put deadlines on evidence that must be submitted for a disability claim, it also has deadlines on the amount of time an applicant has in returning required paperwork, but the most important deadline in a disability case is the deadline in which an applicant has to… Read more »

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program. It was developed and intended to provide benefits to seniors and the disabled who did not have the resources to maintain a certain standard of living. Because SSI is a needs-based program, Social Security will look into the finances and resources of an applicant. Below is an… Read more »

Believe it or not, you have rights related to Social Security programs under the agency’s rules and regulations. Sometimes information about your rights dealing with Social Security can be hard to find and not easy to obtain, but Social Security provides written information about your rights related to program matters. Knowing your rights and exercising… Read more »

The Social Security Advisory Board recently released recommendations on how to improve the Representative Pay Program. This program’s purpose is to appoint a responsible person to oversee payments made to more than 8 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits, but are considered unable to handle their own finances due to impairments. There have been… Read more »