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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a federal agency with local offices throughout the country. The organization receives funding via employment taxes. Many people rely on the SSA for retirement benefits when they cease working full-time. A smaller subset of...
On October 10, 2024, the Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% benefit increase for 2025. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is smaller than last year’s COLA which saw a benefit increase of 3.2%. Over the last decade, the COLA increase has averaged about...
There are two mistakes that blue-collar workers often make when they develop disabling medical conditions. The first is that they ignore the early warning signs of their conditions. Many blue-collar professionals pride themselves on their work ethic and may go to...
Under the Social Security Act, monthly benefits can be paid to children of insured workers who have either died, become disabled, or retired. These benefits are called auxiliary benefits. To be eligible, a child must be the biological or adopted child of an insured...
Having a child born with disabilities or a child who later in development shows signs of a disabling condition can be very disheartening to a parent. You may wonder what benefits are even available to a child. Children ages birth until age 18 may be eligible for...
As part of the disability process, Social Security must determine if the person seeking benefits can either return to their past work or adjust to other work despite their medical conditions. If Social Security determines the claimant cannot perform any of their past...
Whether or not your Social Security disability benefits will be affected by divorce depends on the type of benefits a person is receiving. If you are receiving Social Security disability benefits (SSDI) based on your own work record, your benefits will not be affected...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits protect professionals from a sudden lack of income. Those who have an adequate work history and debilitating medical issues may qualify for SSDI benefits. Provided that they cannot work at all and their condition...
Many clients ask if they can receive both Social Security disability and Veterans disability benefits at the same time. Yes, they may receive both Social Security benefits and Veterans disability benefits. However, receiving one does not automatically qualify you for...
The Social Security Administration has issued a press release notifying the public of a final rule, “Omitting Food from In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) Calculations.” This final rule announces the first of several updates to Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...