SSI and SSDI

Recently passed legislation offers new tools to better protect Social Security disability beneficiaries from representative payees who abuse their position.

To protect its workers and the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the Social Security Administration has suspended face-to-face service at its field and hearings offices, although people with severe disabilities can still get appointments.

A new proposal is raising fears that the Social Security Administration will start monitoring social media accounts when determining whether people are eligible for SSI and SSDI. ...

With the Student Earned Income Exclusion, students on SSI may be able to earn additional income without jeopardizing their eligibility for benefits. ...

This year's cost-of-living increase for Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance recipients is just 1.6 percent, a sharp drop from last year's 2.8 percent increase. ...

While crowdfunding through such outlets as GoFundMe or Kickstarter can be a quick and effective way of raising money for a person with specials needs, it could also have a negative impact on the beneficiary’s access to government benefits.

Advocates are warning that a little-noticed proposed rule change could result in hundreds of thousands of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, many of them children, losing benefits.

If an ABLE account has been set up for a person with special needs, what happens to the account if the beneficiary no longer qualifies as “disabled” according to IRS regulations due to medical improvement or inaccurate diagnosis?...

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office calls for better oversight of organizations that handle the Social Security benefits of recipients who cannot manage their own benefits and lack a family member or friend to do so.  ...