Most people realize that the Social Security Administration provides disability and retirement payments to millions of Americans every year, but few people have any idea how the agency is organized. In all, Social Security has more than 1,400 offices across the country and has a presence in United States embassies all over the world. At… Read more »
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What Is Interim Assistance Related To SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program for disabled individuals with low income and asset thresholds. The program should not be confused with Interim Assistance, which is public assistance from the state and not the Social Security Administration, but many times an applicant for one these programs ends up being eligible for the other…. Read more »
What Is Interim Assistance Related To SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program for disabled individuals with low income and asset thresholds. The program should not be confused with Interim Assistance, which is public assistance from the state and not the Social Security Administration, but many times an applicant for one these programs ends up being eligible for the other…. Read more »
Attorneys Fees Costing Social Security More At Federal Level
There are all kinds of information you can find out about the Social Security disability process through the Social Security Administration. The agency releases statistics related to disability claims all the time. Recently Social Security released information related to attorneys fees that Social Security had to pay related to claims filed in federal court. The… Read more »
What Is Interim Assistance Related To SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program for disabled individuals with low income and asset thresholds. The program should not be confused with Interim Assistance, which is public assistance from the state and not the Social Security Administration, but many times an applicant for one these programs ends up being eligible for the other…. Read more »
Will Colvin Remain Into Trump Presidency?
Carolyn Colvin, Social Security’s active commissioner is still leading the agency and with two weeks remaining before President-elect Donald Trump takes office there has been no news on an impending resignation by Colvin. Does this mean Colvin will remain acting commissioner into a Trump presidency? Only time will tell, but at age 74, and being… Read more »
People Who Don’t Know Speak
It is time for another version of People Who Don’t Know Speak. Every now and then we like to checkout Social Security’s blog that deals with different topics and programs Social Security offers. One feature these blogs offer is a place to comment about the content of the blog. Typically, if you read most stories… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
There Are Deadlines For Some Things
As a Social Security disability law office we know a lot about the disability process, but even when we inform our clients of Social Security’s rules, or lack thereof, sometimes it is difficult to believe, but we understand that. One of the most difficult things to believe is that Social Security is under no deadline… Read more »
Social Security Disability And Mental Health
There seems to be a perception that a disability is something that has to be seen otherwise maybe it is not a disability at all. Certain types of physical disabilities are easy to see, such as a person in a wheelchair who is unable to walk, a person who needs a device such as a… Read more »
