To qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, as you may know, you need to be an adult or child of any age who is disabled or blind or any adult who’s 65 or over who has limited household income and resources. Adults with a disability that prevents them...
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Reporting Life Changes When Receiving Supplemental Security Income
Supplemental Security Income or SSI is designed to help the aged, blind, and disabled who have little to no income. However, in order to qualify for SSI, a person must have limited resources and limited income. The monthly benefit received with SSI depends on a...
Low Birth Weight in Infants
Because low birth weight infants may experience problems related to their prematurity and associated perinatal complications, the Social Security Administration has made low birth weight a criteria for disability of a child under Supplemental Security Income. In doing...
Will Getting Married Affect My SSI Claim?
Many people get married either during the waiting period or after receiving benefits for Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). If you are receiving Social Security disability from your own earnings record and you marry, your benefits will...
What Happens After Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Is Approved?
Your claim has been decided, and you have been approved for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), what now? There are very important things you must remember after receiving your favorable decision from the Social Security Administration for your SSI claim. Once you...
Affordable Connectivity Program
Internet access is vital for work, school, healthcare, and everyday life. However, for some, internet access in the household is unaffordable. The Federal Communications Commission, in an effort to provide interact access to all, has released a new program to reduce...
Disability Discharges for Student Loans
On August 19, 2021, the Department of Education announced that more than 323,000 student loan borrowers who receive Social Security disability benefits will have their student loans discharged. This is because those borrowers had been placed in the “Medical...
DID YOU KNOW….?
The Fiscal Year 2020 SSA Data has been released by the Social Security Administration and the numbers are astonishing. Clients inquire a lot about what their chances are, or how likely are they to get approved. While each case is different and largely dependent on a...
SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOW OFFERING VIDEO HEARINGS- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU?
The Social Security Office of Hearing Operations has been closed for over a year to in-person hearings. Hearings have been held by phone since April of 2020 and now the Social Security Administration has developed guidelines for conducting video hearings over...
HAVE I WORKED ENOUGH TO FILE FOR DISABILITY? IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DATE LAST INSURED
There are essentially two main types of Social Security Disability claims: Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). There are also Disabled Children’s claims and Widow’s Disability claims, but SSI and DIB claims are the most common....