U.S. Social Security: Disability and Benefits Information: Publications and Documents
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The Disabled World list of publications under "U.S. Social Security: Disability and Benefits" offers a range of publications, covering topics like Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and pension programs for seniors and families. You'll find peer-reviewed papers, articles, and studies from trusted sources like government agencies and universities, alongside practical pieces on applying for benefits or understanding eligibility. These include articles and papers on topics like eligibility criteria for disability benefits, application procedures, understanding different benefit types such as SSDI and SSI, and navigating the appeals process. This information can be particularly helpful for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and their families seeking clarity on their rights and available support, offering valuable insights and practical guidance.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
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| SSA Adds Online Tools for Disability Claims and Appeals Social Security now offers online disability claim status tracking, digital form submission, and 26 additional hearing notices through my Social Security. | ✓ ✓ | |
| The First Disability Pension in The USA Was Established In 1776 How the Continental Congress created the first US disability pension in 1776, paying wounded Revolutionary War soldiers $3.30 to $25 per month. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Disabled World vs. Government Sources: When to Use Which When to use SSA.gov and when Disabled World helps more. A plain-language guide to pairing official government sources with independent disability information. | ||
| Medicaid Work Requirements and People With Disabilities How new federal Medicaid work requirements under H.R. 1 affect people with disabilities, including exemptions, the medically frail category, and coverage risks. | ✓ ✓ | |
| SSA Brings Medical Continuing Disability Reviews (CDR's) In-House The SSA will process medical Continuing Disability Reviews federally, freeing US state agencies to reduce initial disability claims backlogs. | ✓ ✓ | |
| U.S. Social Security Payment Dates For 2026 Complete 2026 U.S. Social Security (SSA) payment schedule dates for retirement, disability, SSI benefits, and details on 2.8% COLA increase for recipients. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 2026 COLA Brings 2.8% U.S. Social Security Increase Social Security benefits increase 2.8% in 2026, adding average $56 monthly for 75 million Americans. Digital COLA notices available through my Social Security. | ✓ ✓ | |
| 2026 Social Security COLA: What Retirees Should Expect Experts project a 2.7% Social Security COLA for 2026, signaling modest inflation relief and a steady year ahead for retirees. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Trump Terminates Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC) Cooperative Agreements The SSA ends its RDRC cooperative agreements, citing cost savings and policy alignment with President Trump's executive order on DEI programs. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Social Security Announces 2.5% Increase in Benefits for 2025 U.S. Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will increase 2.5 percent in 2025. | ✓ | |
| ABLE Accounts for Disabled People - Benefits and Rules How ABLE accounts allow people with disabilities to save money without losing SSI, Medicaid, and other government benefits under the ABLE Act of 2014. | ✓ ✓ | |
| SSA Implements Customer-Friendly SSI Changes, Expanding Access and Reducing Barriers Helpful SSI changes reducing customer burden take effect as agency expands access and continues removing barriers. | ✓ | |
| How to Get SSDI Benefits and Avoid Losing Them How to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and the most common reasons SSDI payments are terminated, including work limits and health reviews. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Social Security iClaim Streamlines Online SSI Filing The Social Security Administration is rolling out an online iClaim application that lets eligible first-time SSI applicants apply in a simpler, faster way. | ✓ ✓ | |
| U.S. Social Security Modernizes Disability Evaluation by Updating Occupations List New SSA guidance will only consider the most relevant occupations when determining if someone applying for disability benefits could perform other types of work. | ✓ | |
| SSA Expands Public Assistance Household Definition A Social Security Administration final rule expands the public assistance household definition to include SNAP, allowing more people to qualify for SSI payments. | ✓ ✓ | |
| U.S. Social Security to Expand SSI Rental Subsidy Policy New rule extends the same policy to all SSI applicants and recipients nationwide which may increase benefit amount some people are eligible to receive and will allow more people to qualify for SSI payments. | ||
| Social Security to Raise Benefit Representative Fee Cap U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to raise the fee cap for benefit claimants representatives, from $7,200 to $9,200. | ||
| SSA Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Social Security Beneficiaries U.S. Social Security Administration will decrease default benefit overpayments down from 100 percent to ten percent, or $10, whichever is greater. | ||
| SSA to Remove Barriers to Accessing SSI Payments U.S. Department of Social Security announces first of several updates to the Supplemental Security Income regulations that will help people receiving and applying for SSI. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Makes Announcement On Overpayments Social Security Commissioner announced he is taking steps to immediately address SSA overpayment issues customers and the agency have experienced. | ||
| Now Expired Expanded Child Tax Credit Led to Improved Adult Health and Nutrition The Expanded Child Tax Credit, which expired at the end of 2021, has not been renewed due to concerns of the credit being overly generous, particularly to lower-income families with limited tax liability, and the lack of an associated work requirement. | ||
| Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2024 Could Be 3.1% Declining rate of inflation points to a significantly lower COLA for next year, after the 8.7% COLA in 2023 the highest in 40 years. | ||
| Predicted 2024 COLA May Be Lower Than 3% If inflation continues to fall at the current rate it appears that the COLA for 2024 will be lower than 3%. | ||
| Severe Cuts Possible By 2034 for Retirement and Disability Benefits Reports from Social Security and Medicare trustees demonstrate urgent need for action to avoid severe benefit cuts by 2034 for combined retirement and disability programs. | ||
| The Medicare Tax That Never Made it to Medicare The U.S. General Federal Budget gets the interest-free use of tax revenues that very much appear to originally have been intended for Medicare. | ||
| COLA 2023: 8.7% Benefit Increase 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 65 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2023. | ||
| Equity Action Plan for U.S. Social Security Administration U.S. SSA releases its first Equity Action Plan supporting whole-of-government equity agenda to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all. | ||
| Local U.S. Social Security Offices to Resume In-Person Services U.S. Social Security Administration to resume in-person services at local Social Security offices, though, online services and telephone remain the most convenient ways to contact the agency. | ||
| Inflation: Prices Outgrowing Social Security Benefits Social Security recipients say monthly expenditures from January 2021 to January of 2022 grew far more than the amount the COLA-boosted benefits. | ||
| 2022 U.S. Social Security COLA May Be 6.2% 2022 U.S. Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) could be 6.2% according to Senior Citizens League (TSCL) estimate, based on July consumer price index (CPI) data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.. | ||
| Possible 4.7% COLA for 2022 Senior Citizens League (TSCL) forecasts U.S. 2022 COLA could be as high as 4.7%, making it the highest since 2009. | ||
| Relief for Student Loan Borrowers with Disabilities During COVID-19 The United States Department of Education announces relief for student loan borrowers with total and permanent disabilities during the COVID-19 emergency. | ||
| Social Security Outreach to Vulnerable During COVID-19 U.S. Social Security Administration outreach to vulnerable populations during COVID-19 Pandemic - Advocates and community organizations can help connect people. | ||
| 1.3% COLA Benefit Increase for 2021 | Social Security U.S. Social Security Administration announces Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for Americans to increase 1.3 percent in 2021. | ||
| 2021 COLA: 1.3% Predicted U.S. Social Security recipients likely to get 1.3 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) in 2021 - the 2nd lowest ever paid, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). | ||
| No COLA Likely For 2021 Social Security Benefits Lose 30% of Buying Power Since 2000 Latest U.S. Social Security Loss of Buying Power study by The Senior Citizens League shows Social Security benefits have lost 30 percent of buying power since 2000. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Urged to Suspend All Continuing Disability Reviews Due to COVID-19 U.S. Senators urge SSA to temporarily suspend Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) under SSDI and SSI programs as America works to combat COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. | ||
| Social Security National Slam the Scam Day Information on U.S Department of Social Security public awareness campaign Slam the Scam Day on March 5th regarding telephone impersonation scams. | ||
| Social Security Removes Inability to Communicate in English as Disability Benefit Factor Inability to communicate in English is no longer a good measure of educational attainment or the ability to engage in work. | ||
| 1.6% COLA Estimate for 2020 2020 U.S. Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) benefit boost estimated to be 1.6 percent. | ||
| COLA 2019: 2.8% Benefit Increase - U.S. Social Security Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 2.8 percent COLA for 2019. | ||
| Social Security COLA Could Top 3% in 2019 But Retiree Costs Growing Even Faster 2019 Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) could top 3 percent according to a new estimate released by The Senior Citizens League. | ||
| 50% of Retirees Saw Little COLA Increase in Social Security Benefits Nearly 27 million U.S. Social Security recipients are going through a 3rd consecutive year of no net increase in their Social Security benefits. | ||
| US-Born Workers Receive Disability Benefits More Often Than Workers From Abroad Study reveals foreign-born adults are less likely to report health-related impediments to working, to be covered by work-disability insurance, and to apply for disability benefits. | ||
| Social Security Task Force Statement on H.R. 2792 Proposed cut would bar payment of SSI benefits to people with an outstanding arrest warrant for an alleged felony or for an alleged violation of probation or parole. | ||
| Social Security COLA Forecast For 2018 is 1.8 Percent Estimate released by TSCL states Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) of about 1.8% in 2018. | ||
| Social Security Benefits Have Lost 30% of Buying Power Since 2000 Loss of Buying Power Study reveals U.S. Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one third of their buying power since 2000. | ||
| U.S. Social Security 0.3% Benefit Increase for 2017 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 65 million Americans will increase 0.3 percent in 2017. | ||
| 2017 COLA Forecast Maybe Lowest Ever Paid 2017 COLA expected to raise Social Security benefits by only a few dollars, any increase will be offset by increases in Medicare Part B premium for most people 65 and over. | ||
| Estimated 0.2% COLA in 2017 - Social Security Recipients Need Better Benefit Boost Survey finds 71% of senior voters think Social Security should be expanded to provide modestly higher retirement benefits and more fair cost–of–living adjustments (COLAs). | ||
| U.S. Social Security Disability Fund Improves in Near Term Social Security report states combined asset reserves of Old Age, Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds projected to become depleted in 2034. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Benefits Lose 23% of Buying Power Since 2000 According to 2016 Survey of Senior Costs released by The Senior Citizens League Social Security beneficiaries have lost 23% of their buying power since 2000. | ||
| Top 200 Popular Baby Names in America Official U.S. Social Security data on the 200 most popular boy and girl baby names, with occurrence rankings and naming trends. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Social Security Process for Determining if Beneficiaries Can Manage Benefits Report determines whether adult beneficiaries with disabilities are capable of managing their benefits and recommendations to inform and guide to improve current process. | ||
| Negative Cash Flow for U.S. Social Security, Medicare, & Disability U.S. elderly entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Disability, have a negative cash flow which is predicted to get worse. | ||
| Social Security Trust Fund Reserve Gains a Year for Projected Depletion Date DI Trust Fund will become depleted in 2016 - Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds projected to become depleted in 2034. | ||
| Serious Financial Repercussions if Social Security Benefits Cut by 20% Serious financial repercussions likely for beneficiaries if Congress does not act in time to fix the Social Security Disability Insurance program. | ||
| Psychological Testing for Disability Benefits Determination Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims should improve accuracy and consistency of disability determinations. | ||
| Disability Program at Risk Due to Failure to Complete Medical Reviews Without Congressional action, nearly 9 million SSDI beneficiaries will have their benefits cut 19.1 percent. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Projections to be Reviewed Social Security Advisory Board announces appointment of expert panel to review assumptions and methods used by Social Security trustees in their annual report on financial status. | ||
| Number of Credits Needed to Claim Disability Benefits Information and chart regarding the number of work credits you need for claiming disability benefits in the United States. | ||
| US Social Security Policy for Same Sex Relationships Social Security policy lets the agency recognize some non-marital legal relationships as marriages for determining entitlement to benefits. | ||
| Government Benefits for People and Veterans With Disabilities Information on currently available disability benefit programs from the U.S. Department of Social Security. | ||
| Rules for Workers Over 50 Applying for Disability Benefits A worker of any age can apply for Social Security disability benefits after suffering a disability however for senior workers special rules may make it easier to obtain. | ||
| A Social Security Disability Claim Can be Impacted by Obesity SSA removed obesity from its listing of impairments due to the fact that many individuals who are morbidly obese could function adequately at work. | ||
| Social Security Disability Demographics in Rural America Document examines several employment statistics and rates of disability in certain rural areas of the United States. | ||
| No Change in Social Security Trust Fund Reserve Depletion Projected Year The US Social Security Board of Trustees releases its annual report on long term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. | ||
| U.S. Department of Social Security Mobile Site for Smartphone Users Smartphone visitors to the mobile site can learn how to create a personal my Social Security account to get online Social Security Statements. | ||
| Online Social Security Statement Now Available Online Social Security Statement provides estimates for retirement and disability or survivors benefits. | ||
| Disability Benefits May Run Dry by 2016 The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the disability fund would run out of money in 2016. | ||
| Proving to Social Security Administration You are Alive Not Dead Being listed as deceased by the Social Security Administration will affect wide range of benefits including disability. | ||
| Factors Involved in The Social Security Disability Process Information on filing for Social Security Disability which involves more than filing the application listing your impairments and medical sources. | ||
| Future of U.S. Social Security Disability Program Information on how the future looks for the United States Federal Social Security Disability program. | ||
| Social Security Benefits Calculators and Planners Guide Calculate your Social Security retirement, disability, and survivor benefits using official SSA tools to estimate payments and plan your financial future. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Determining Benefits for Young Adults with Disability The Social Security Administration new ruling clarifies the procedure used to determine benefits for young adults aged 18 to 25 with physical and mental disabilities. | ||
| Types of Income That May Decrease SSDI Benefits When SSDI recipients obtain employment or other income it can affect the amount of SSDI for which the individual is eligible. | ||
| Social Security Benefits for Depression Generally SSA evaluates disability due to depression based on medical documentation and extent to which depression interferes with ability to work. | ||
| 11-1p Ruling Limits Disability Benefits Options After Denial Those who file for Social Security disability benefits may not file a new claim under the same title for the same benefits while an appeal on a previous claim is still pending. | ||
| Social Security Disability Application Filing Tips Important information needed for filing an application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). | ||
| Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Appeals Process SSI appeal levels depend on the appeal issue and are reconsideration administrative law judge hearing Appeals Council review and federal court. | ||
| US Social Security Disability Program In Trouble Congress says Social Security disability program supporting trust fund will be dry by 2017 leaving the system incapable of paying full benefits. | ||
| Social Security Disability Determination Process When you apply for Social Security disability insurance SSDI benefits from Social Security the agency uses a process to determine whether you are disabled. | ||
| U.S. Social Security on Death Row is Disgrace to American Ideology Some people in Washington are unfairly using the federal deficit as leverage to eradicate Social Security. Learn how this movement has nothing to do with debt and everything to do with politics. | ||
| Can You Get Both Disability and Unemployment Benefits As the end of your unemployment benefits nears can you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. | ||
| Workers Compensation Can Affect SSDI Benefits If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits there are limits on how much compensation you can collect if you are eligible for additional public disability or workers compensation benefits. | ||
| SSA Disability Eligibility Checklist Determining if you are eligible for Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits can be achieved using this checklist. | ||
| Social Security Video Hearings for Disability Cases Video hearings may help with the backlog of SSA disability cases caused by increased demand inadequate funding and under-staffing. | ||
| How Social Security Determines if You Are Disabled A list of information the Social Security Administration will consider when hearing your disability claim application. | ||
| Social Security Funds Projected to Deplete Within 25 Years Recent report by Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees gave some devastating news to existing and future social security benefit recipients. | ||
| Common Social Security Disability Myths Social Security disability benefits myths for concerned elderly and disabled persons highlighting common misconceptions regarding US Social Security and disability benefits. | ||
| Projected Social Security Trust Fund Exhaustion a Year Sooner The Social Security Board of Trustees annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds. | ||
| Heart Disease Compassionate Allowance Disability Claims How the SSA Compassionate Allowances program could fast-track Social Security disability claims for people with heart disease-related conditions. | ✓ ✓ | |
| SSI Payment Benefits for Disabled Children Children who are born with disabilities, or who become disabled during their childhood years, may be eligible to receive payments through the government's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. | ||
| Social Security Disability Benefits Appeals Process Learn more about the Social Security Disability appeals process and where to turn if you need help. | ||
| Politics of Social Security - Word Choice Why using the term entitlement is nothing but damaging rhetoric putting the Social Security Disability Insurance program at risk. | ||
| SSDI and SSI Social Security Disability Applications There are 2 programs to assist people unable to work due to a medical condition Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). | ||
| Ability to Obtain Social Security Disability Representation Threatened Any prohibition of EAJA fee award payments will make it difficult if not impossible for many Social Security claimants as well as veterans. | ||
| Decreasing Social Security Benefits for Most Seniors in 2013 Majority of seniors will see drops in their Social Security benefits after Medicare premiums are deducted according to The Senior Citizens League. | ||
| Bringing a Witness to a Social Security Disability Benefits Hearing SSA regulations state that witnesses may appear although the Administrative Law Judge will make a decision as to whether or not a witness will be heard. | ||
| How Does the SSA Decide - Determining Disability Eligibility for Social Security disability benefits is actually determined by workers at the state level. | ||
| Social Security Day of Reckoning Has Come US government spending Social Security revenue on wars and other government programs without making provisions for repaying the money. | ||
| SSI Benefits for Young Adults Disability benefits for children are different than disability benefits for adults who have been disabled since childhood. | ||
| Strategies to Strengthen Your Disability Benefits Claim Practical steps to strengthen your Social Security Disability claim, including medical documentation, legal coordination, and detailed personal reporting. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Impact of Social Security Disability Income on Other Benefits Examines differing requirements between Social Security programs, and how submitting multiple applications may impact eligibility. | ||
| Social Security's Future at Risk with New Tax Deal Tax deal passed by Congress is a major threat to the solvency of Social Security. | ||
| Recession May Cut Baby Boomer Social Security by $40,000 Recession-driven wage drops and no COLA could slash Baby Boomer Social Security benefits by up to $40,000, warns a comprehensive study by The Senior Citizens League. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Evaluating Claims of Mental Disorders - Criteria Revision US Social Security Administration has proposed major revisions to the criteria used to evaluate adult and child claims of mental disorders. | ||
| Upswing in Disability Claims with Downturn in Economy Social Security data shows Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications have more than doubled in the period from 2000 to 2009. | ||
| How to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits People of any age can file for disability benefits Social Security offers benefits to children with disabilities through a program called Supplemental Security Income. | ||
| Increasing the Retirement Age for Social Security Increasing life expectancy has led to an expansion of lifetime benefits and system costs. | ||
| Zero Cost-of-Living Adjustment to Impact Most Vulnerable Seniors COLA presents daunting challenge for millions of older adults struggling to make ends meet in the economy. | ||
| No Change in 2010 Social Security COLA The fact that there will be no change to the 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is either good or bad news. | ||
| Social Security Fast-Track Disability Processes Get Even Faster New Rules Will Further Speed Benefits to Tens of Thousands of Americans with Disabilities. | ||
| $500 Million in Suspended Disability Benefits Returned Social Security Administration wrongfully denied eligible beneficiaries because they believed applicants were wanted felons. | ||
| AJC Urges Congress to Extend SSI Benefits for Refugees AJC urged Congress to act immediately to extend Supplemental Security Income benefits for 3,000 elderly and disabled refugees. | ||
| What You Need to Know About Social Security BASICS discusses most-often asked questions about Social Security including retirement disability survivors benefits. | ||
| Social Security Disability Program Fosters and Prolongs Destitution Persons too ill to work thrust into bankruptcy because of long delays in processing and adjudicating social security disability claims. | ||
| Benefits for Widows, Widowers & Other Survivors When a person has worked and paid Social Security taxes dies widows widowers and other survivors may be eligible for survivors benefits. | ||
| U.S. Social Security $2.6 Trillion Dollar Surplus Social Security is far from bankrupt with a $2.6 trillion dollar surplus. | ||
| Flawed SSD Process with More Claimants, Longer Waits, Routine Denial There are close to two million Americans waiting for SSD disability decisions and many of them have waited for years. | ||
| Long Lines at Social Security Offices Not Going Away Anytime Soon If you have called your local Social Security office and gotten a busy signal, you are not alone. | ||
| Backlog for SSDI Cases: Is Help on the Way for Disability Applicants A backlog of SSDI cases means delays for some disability applicants in the united states. | ||
| Americans Plan to Rely on Social Security 85% oppose cutting Social Security to reduce the deficit as program celebrates 75th anniversary. | ||
| Social Security Wants You to Share Your Personal Stories and Reflections Share Your Personal Stories and Reflections to Help Social Security Celebrate 75 Years of Public Service. | ||
| Social Security Proposes Legislation to End Furloughs of Federally Paid State Disability Workers Prohibit states from reducing number of state personnel who make disability determinations for Social Security or the hours they work. | ||
| Fibromyalgia and Social Security Disability Benefit Payments Information for people with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome regarding applying and obtaining Social Security Disability Benefit Payments. | ||
| Liver Disease - Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits Information regarding liver disease, includes how to apply for and qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. | ||
| Study Considers Social Security Benefits for Students Social Security also pays benefits directly to children under 18 who have lost parental support because of death or disability. | ||
| Depression and Social Security Disability Benefits Article discusses common disabling depression symptoms and how to apply for Social Security benefits if you are disabled by depression. | ||
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Social Security Disability Benefits Information in regards to social security disability benefits claims for those who have PTSD. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Releases Open Government Plan Commissioner of U.S. Social Security announces that the agency has released its Open Government plan. | ||
| Disability Benefits After a Disabled Child Turns 18 Disabled children who meet certain federal guidelines maybe eligible for Supplemental Security Income or SSI. | ||
| Social Security Health Care Information for Disability Applicants Information for those who apply each year for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits. | ||
| Who is Eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits Not everyone who is unable to work due to illness or injury is entitled to Social Security disability benefits. | ||
| Ending Furloughs of Federally Funded State Employees Furloughing disability examiners is incomprehensible under any circumstances. | ||
| U.S. Social Security Launches New Open Government Webpage Open Government webpage gives Americans opportunity to give their ideas on how Social Security can become an open and transparent agency. | ||
| Breaking Through Social Security Disability Claims Backlog Tips to help people with disabilities as applications for Social Security disability benefits soar to 2.8 million. | ||
| Social Security Awards Nearly $20 Million for Electronic Medical Records Electronic Medical Records will shorten time taken to make disability decisions and will improve speed accuracy and efficiency of the disability program. | ||
| When Should I Take Social Security Benefits Questions to consider as to when you should take social security benefits. | ||
| Social Security Makes New Disability Data Available to Public New data about beneficiaries and Social Security disability hearing processes available to the public. | ||
| U.S. Department of Social Security Sending Corrected Benefit Notices Social Security Administration earlier this month mailed notices that contained incorrect January 2010 payment dates. | ||
| Estimating Social Security Disability (SSDI) Benefits Self-assessment tool to help people calculate SSDI disability benefits through the Social Security Administration. | ||
| Social Security Administration Disability Backlog Lowered Senator Tom Harkin commended Social Security Administration for ending year with fewer disability hearings. | ||
| Importance of Work History for Social Security Disability Benefits Work history plays an important part in your application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. | ||
| Social Security Delays for People With Disabilities Peggy Hathaway underscored the human toll created by the prolonged delays when people with disability apply to Social Security Administration. | ||
| SSDI vs SSI: Key Differences in Disability Benefits Overview Learn the key differences between SSDI and SSI, federal programs aiding those with disabilities, based on work history or financial need. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Social Security Administration Programs - U.S. U.S. Social Security Administration SSA is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for administering social security programs. | ||
| Social Security Compassionate Allowances List Learn about the SSA's Compassionate Allowances program, fast-tracking disability benefits for severe conditions like cancer and rare diseases in as little as 10 days. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Disability Payments for Back Conditions Disabling back conditions enable a citizen to recover disability income from the Federal Government. | ||
| Applying for SSA Disability: The Significance of Residual Functional Capacity Steps Social Security Administration use to evaluate disability by comparing your disabling condition to published set of standards. | ||
| Social Security SSI Disability Application Tips Tips for those applying for Social Security SSI Disability including ensuring the disability application is completely filled out and all supporting medical evidence submitted. |
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