Your college years can be some of the best years of your life. However, like many students, you may pay for school by working a job. And if you suddenly find that a physical or mental impairment leaves you unable to work or work reduced hours, you may worry about how...
SSI
3 ways an attorney can help you apply for SSDI
You may be at a point where your disability makes work much harder. If so, you may decide to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance. But as you begin the application process, you may realize that applying for benefits can be a full-time job in and of itself....
5 tips for successfully appealing a denied disability claim
The Social Security Administration (SSA) approves less than half the disability claims they receive. However, if the SSA rejects your application, it doesn't permanently disqualify you from receiving benefits. That's because there are ways you can appeal the denial....
Getting disability for autism spectrum disorder – is it possible?
Living with autism can mean the world is a confusing and stressful place at times. In some cases, you may find that the condition affects your ability to work. If so, you may feel anxious and uncertain about your options. However, depending on how significantly ASD...
What’s the difference between SSDI and SSI?
If you struggle with a severe medical condition that leaves you unable to work, you can apply for financial support from the federal government. That support often comes from Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income. Because these programs...
Does the SSI maximum benefit need to be raised? Advocates say so
Congress created the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program in 1972. This is the nation’s program to help people with disabilities who cannot work and who have not worked long enough to claim benefits from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). About eight...
SSI and “presumptive disability:” key points to note
The Supplemental Security Income program is a federal welfare initiative open for consideration to a comparatively select and narrow class of applicants. An established federal disability law firm duly notes that SSI “is a program administered by the Social Security...
Federal stimulus payments adversely affecting some SSI recipients
Are you familiar with the phrase “Catch-22?” It is an expression used to describe a situation that seems highly conflicting and even unresolvable, a kind of “I lose either way” proposition. Reportedly, some Social Security Income recipients across the country can...
