Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance is often anything but a smooth, quick process. The reality is that only about 30 percent of SSDI applications are approved on the first turn. Those cases often involve those who are the sickest and whose claims are very straightforward. If there is any…
A woman recently wrote to an columnist who offers advice on Social Security matters, and lamented the fact that they were probably not eligible for SSDI benefits due to their retirement nest egg that was about $250,000. She noted she was 60 and had no choice but to quit her…
If you are confronted with an illness, injury or other condition that leaves you so severely impaired that you are no longer able to work, you may have considered the possibility of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI. This federal program exists to extend financial protection in the…
Up until very recently, recipients of SSI benefits – or Supplemental Security Income – were not allowed to build any sort of savings account beyond $2,000. Many have long argued this is a grave disservice, particularly for those individuals who are able to work to some degree. But as The…
With promises by the new president to scrap the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” there is a high likelihood that the number of people seeking Social Security Disability Insurance benefits will grow at an even higher rate than they would otherwise. It is true that the number of…
The SSDI backlog is likely to worsen, even as there already exists an extensive wait for processing Social Security Disability Insurance claims, a new Bloomberg report speculates. As it now stands, a typical appeal for an SSDI denial takes more than a year to be heard by an administrative law judge. The…
There are already a few options on the market in terms of self-driving cars, but we are really not quite there yet. As of now, you could buy a Tesla, if you can afford and want an expensive electric car, and that features an advanced form of cruise control that…
Over the past several months, we have been hearing a lot about an executive order signed by former president Barack Obama that allowed the FBI’s Brady background check system from having access to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) roles. The theory behind this executive…
In the past several months, we have heard a lot about the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While most Americans are familiar with the Second Amendment and likely have strong feelings about it on one side of the issue or the other, many may not be aware of how…
There are various programs that the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers. The largest part of the agency’s budget involves the Old Age and Retirement program. These are the benefits that are available when you reach a certain age. This age was once 60, but those days are long…