If you are disabled and living off Supplemental Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits, your fixed income could present unique challenges regarding where you live. Although SSDI benefits come from the federal government, individual states assess these benefits differently, so your monthly payments might go farther in some states than others.…
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If you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you will inevitably come across the Blue Book, officially titled Disability Evaluation Under Social Security. The Blue Book provides lists of impairments divided into fourteen sections. Each section contains medical criteria you must meet in…
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In a previous article, we discussed how overpayments occur and what you can do if you are notified that you have received one or more overpayments. To recap, you have three options available to you: 1) reconsideration; 2) waiver; or 3) payment agreement. You should ask for reconsideration if you…
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Unfortunately, having your application for Disability benefits get denied by the Social Security Administration is common. If you are denied, you have the right to appeal this decision. There are several levels of appeal. You have 60 days from the date you receive your denial to submit your request for…
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Although Social Security Administration (SSA) can make incorrect payments to recipients of retirement, disability, or survivors’ benefits, these mistakes are rare. In the event that you receive an extra payment from SSA in addition to your usual monthly benefits payments, it can be helpful to know why and what you…
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Physical limitations are not the only conditions that warrant Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Severe, debilitating mental health disorders can also keep individuals from being able to work too. If you apply for either SSDI or SSI based on a mental health disability, you…
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Although many people assume that Social Security benefits (retirement or disability) can only be collected by United States citizens, the truth is more nuanced. In this article, we discuss under what circumstances non-citizens are entitled to Social Security benefits, including foreign spouses of American ex-patriots. United States citizenship is not…
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In the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) provided for advance designation. Advance designation allows beneficiaries of and claimants for Social Security benefits (disability or retirement) the option to provide SSA with one or more names of individuals who can serve as…
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Inarguably, strides in public health have improved the quality of life across the globe. Improved sanitation, vaccinations, and better traffic safety are just some of the ways a focus on public health has made a difference in developing and established countries alike. Seeing public health strictly in terms of physical…
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If you are currently receiving Social Security disability or retirement benefits, you may wonder whether you can continue to receive them should you become incarcerated. As with so many things, the short answer is: it depends. Generally speaking, you cannot receive Social Security benefits while you are in jail, but…
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