Every month, nearly 63 million people bring home a traditional Social Security benefit check. By “traditional,” I mean as an eligible retired worker, a survivor…

If you’re on federal disability payments and on social media, be careful what you post. Uncle Sam wants to watch.   The Trump administration has been…

People who receive Supplemental Security Income (#SSI) are supposed to be automatically switched over the Social Security retirement benefits once they reach the age of…

What happens after you have won your Social Security disability benefits and something changes in your life?  The Social Security Administration does require you to…

SSI makes monthly payments to people with low income and limited resources who are 65 or older, or blind, or disabled. Your child, if younger…

Thanks to increased funding in recent years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has dramatically in-creased the number of Continuing Disability Reviews (CDR’s).  These are automatic…

In August, SSA added five new conditions to the list of compassionate allowances (CAL) conditions, bringing the total number of CAL conditions to 233. The…

In disability benefit evaluation, Social Security looks beyond physical and metal impairments to consider certain “vocational criteria.”  These include person’s age, education, and work experience. Other little-known…

Statutes and regulations make it clear that it is the Social Security administration that decides if a person is disabled, not a medical provider. The…

Here’s how the government shutdown will affect Social Security: Social Security and disability checks will still go out for the duration of the shutdown. Social…