SSDI
An Idea to Save Social Security Money
In this piece by a prominent Social Security disability executive, an opinion is offered for how to save about $400 billion of Social Security’s money. The opinion offered describes the Social Security disability program known as “SSDI” (Social Security Disability…
Don’t Lose your Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)
Getting approved for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) can sometimes be an arduous task. About 2/3rd of all SSDI applications are initially denied, which may mean an appeal process must be used. Then, even if approved, there is a 5…
Social Security Disability, and Autism
Coincident with recognition of World Autism Day (April 2nd), the Social Security Administration has reemphasized its commitment to disability benefits to people with autism. Social Security actually has two different disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Supplemental Security…
Social Security Customer Service Update: Actions You Can Take Online
Facing continued staffing shortages and a growing need for improved customer contact, the Social Security Administration is making strides in its online “self-help” features. Tasks that previously were handled through on-site, in-person contact are steadily being made available for website…
Navigating the SSDI program
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides monthly payments to people with a disability that stops or limits their ability to work for at least a year. In addition to meeting the Social Security Administration’s definition of disability, individuals must have…
Understanding SSDI’s 5-Year Rule
The application for Social Security Disability Income benefits can be a daunting process, and one of the often misunderstood rules encountered concerns the number of years an applicant older than 31 must have worked before developing a disability. Maite Knorr-Evans…
A Quick Video Review of Social Security Disability: How You Qualify, How it Works, etc.
Social Security’s disability income (SSDI) provisions, a feature added to the program in 1956 and now providing over $150 billion in benefits annually, is a safety net for many folks encountering serious illness or accidental situations affecting their ability to…
Social Security’s Efforts to Streamline Disability Applications
From application to determination for Social Security benefits is taking months. In addition, if an appeal is needed it can take years. Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley is determined to make improvements. He will do this by hiring more…
Scary Headlines that Create Social Security Angst
We’re still more than two months away from Halloween. Still, we’ve seen some media articles with headlines that, if not carefully read, tend to create apprehension in the minds of Social Security beneficiaries. For example, this headline from several days…
Social Security expands Compassionate Allowances list
(Source – blog.ssa.gov) Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions: Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome, Adult Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1-4, Child Heart Transplant…