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Definition Time: “Protective Filing Date”
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can be a complicated process, and are a few fundamentals one needs to have a good handle on early in the cycle. One of these fundamentals is an understanding of a term called “Protective Filing Date,” and Ms. Suzanne Holz Meola, in a post on Lawyer.com offers an extensive definition: “The protective filing date is the date you first contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) with your intent to file an application for SSDI or SSI. The protective filing date determines when you can start getting SSI benefits.” For more detail on this important concept, Check her post out here…