The Social Security Administration's goal is to help individuals have the independence they need even at the worst times in their lives. They may be unable to work, struggle with illness or have disabilities that hinder them, but people still deserve to live...
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SSD – Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
What Does My Lawyer Do at the Hearing?
There are certainly many functions that your attorney will perform outside of the actual hearing. Namely, your attorney will be examining your medical records as well as other exhibits in your Social Security file, crafting legal arguments, and working with paralegals...
Supplemental Security Income requirements for 2018
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a kind of benefit that helps boost your income each month. This program, funded by the federal government, has the goal of providing additional financial help to children and adults with disabilities in the United States. Those...
Can I Work and Receive Social Security Disability?
It depends. The Social Security Administrations does have some programs for people who have been approved for disability to try to return to work full-time and in some cases you can work part-time. The first step in every disability case is are you working? And if you...
How are my Monthly Payments Calculated?
If you receive Disability Insurance Benefits (called DIB, SSDI or Title 2 benefits) your monthly payments are calculated using a very complicated formula utilizing your lifetime earnings. It is not based on how severe your disability is, how much income you have, or...
Past Work and Determining Disability
Most people are aware that a successful disability claim depends in part on the severity of an individual's medical impairments and related symptoms. However, the work that you have performed in the past is also an important factor in determining disability. Every...
How much can you get in Supplemental Security Income?
If you're interested in obtaining Supplemental Security Income (SSI) along with your current Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, you may be interested in how much they pay out presently. Like with Social Security benefits, the maximum federal SSI also increases...
What are Acceptable Medical Sources?
There are a variety of medical providers who treat medical conditions. However, the Social Security Administration maintains a specific list of medical professionals they consider Acceptable Medical Sources. They include: licensed physicians (both Medical and...
What is a transferrable skill?
If a claimant is 50 there is a good chance the during your hearing the judge and vocational expert will talk about transferrable skills. Skills are knowledge about a job that is gained by performing the job. A skill requires the exercise of judgment that goes beyond...
Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit for low to moderate income working people. This Tax Credit incentivizes work while providing additional support to low income workers, particularly workers with children. People working part-time often receive...
Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is different than Supplemental Security Income (SSI), because SSDI is intended to replace wages while SSI boosts those wages. Both programs do supplement the income of those who are unable to work, but they are not the...
Supplemental Security Income increases in 2018
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can give you peace of mind when you have a low income that you need to boost. Each year, the limits are adjusted as needed, and 2018 will be no different. 2018's federal SSI benefits and limits have been released, so it's a good idea...
How do you know if you qualify for Supplemental Security Income?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program offered through the Federal government. It's funded by the general tax revenues and doesn't come from the Social Security taxes paid each year.Unlike Social Security, Supplemental Security Income is designed to boost the...
Qualifying for Supplemental Security Income
You were injured and now live with a disability. You already receive Social Security Disability (SSD), but your financial situation isn't as good as you'd like. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may be the answer.Not everyone qualifies for SSI. Those who do can...
Non-Adversarial Lawyering
In an adversarial system, two advocates represent the interests of competing parties before a judge or impartial tribunal. The tribunal observes the dispute from above the fray to remain impartial. The process traces back to the medieval mode of trial by combat, and...

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