Categorized: SSDI

In January of 2022 Social Security’s employee unions reached a deal with the agency to commence with a reopening plan to get employees back in Social Security offices by the end of March 2022. Negotiations are ongoing about the reopening particulars so no one really knows what Social Security’s reopening plan will look like. Below… Read more »

Each year there are slight adjustments to Social Security disability programs. There are typically annual increases in pay for disability beneficiaries, based on the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is the annual program change most people are interested in, but there are also adjustments to the technical rules Social Security employs to determine beneficiary eligibility. The… Read more »

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a need-based program for the elderly and adult disabled individuals who have limited fiancés, but it also serves minor children who have been found disabled. When a disabled child reaches the age of 18 Social Security will conduct a redetermination for those children to determine if they are… Read more »

The Social Security Administration recently updated its Program Operations Manual System (POMS) in an effort to improve customer service for transgendered individuals. These are the types of things Social Security used to be slow to respond to, but with many changes made over the last decade in regard to gender identity and same sex Social… Read more »

There are some people who decide to file for Social Security disability benefits without knowing what they might be eligible for if they are found disabled by the Social Security Administration. This is fine to do, but to better understand how and why a person is eligible for a certain amount, or not eligible at… Read more »

Annually the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) conducts studies on customer satisfaction in regards to services provided by different federal agencies and the 2021 report shows that just 64 percent of people were satisfied with the service Social Security provided. Each of the agencies likely went down in customer satisfaction in part due to the… Read more »

Trying to obtain a reasonable level of customer service at the Social Security Administration over the last two years has been extremely difficult. The reasons for this are completely identifiable, but the solutions not so much. Since March of 2020 Social Security’s doors have remained mostly closed to the public. Prior to March 2020, when… Read more »

When we think of the word disability it can mean very different things to different people so when a claimant applies for Social Security disability benefits it is important to know exactly what is Social Security’s definition of disability. Some people attempt to apply for Social Security disability benefits while they are still working. A… Read more »

We finally received some news on a definitive date in which the Social Security Administration will execute a reentry plan for employees to return to the office. This is not the end of telework for Social Security employees, but a new telework schedule will be offered to most employees. This is good news for anyone… Read more »

When two people are going through a divorce Social Security is probably the last thing either party is concerned about, but it is something that divorced individuals should look into eventually because a divorced spouse can still be eligible for Social Security benefits based on their ex-spouse’s earning record, as long as all the qualifications… Read more »