The Social Security Administration uses a five-step process to decide if you are a disabled person and entitled to Social Security disability benefits: You must not be engaging in market-rate paid work; and You must have a serious illness or disability; and Your impairment must meet the definitions of disabled persons described in the Social […]

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Social Security Income (SSI) provide financial support when disability prevents you from working. When a physical or mental impairment keeps you from performing substantial work, the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays you benefits through SSDI or SSI. How Does the System Work? The system works like this: As a […]

Weighing the costs and benefits of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)? You aren’t the only one. Disability benefits are important to millions of Americans who are unable to work due to physical or mental limitations. Whether these limitations were from birth, or an injury later in life caused a physical condition that makes […]

For many people that qualify, it takes a long time to be approved for Social Security Disability benefits. As the Social Security Administration (SSA) goes through the application process, you may qualify for past due benefits if the SSA begins paying after the onset of your disability. There are three things that determine if you […]

There are changes to the way Social Security operates every year, and the Social Security Administration (SSA) released what some of those changes will be for 2018 to help people be aware of what will be different. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) First up is a change to COLA, which is an adjustment to benefits […]

After being approved by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for disability support the claimant will receive a disability award letter outlining some key information. These letters are supplied regardless of whether the program being used is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The SSA notifies the approved individual by mail, and […]

Anyone that has successfully applied for Social Security disability benefits can tell you that the process takes a lot of time. The initial application itself can take up to 90 days but if an appeal needs to be made, which is often the case as only around 30 percent are approved during the initial application, […]