SSI and SSDI

A special needs planning attorney can help coordinate your Medicare and Social Security disability benefits, ensuring your Medicare coverage is properly aligned with your health care needs and disability and benefits status.

This past month, the Social Security Administration expanded its Compassionate Allowances list by nine additional conditions.

The process for evaluating and approving disability benefits has traditionally been complex and rigorous. However, the SSA has made changes to simplify the evaluation process for applicants.

A personal injury settlement can affect disability claims differently depending on the situation as well as where you live.

Individuals with disabilities who qualify for SSDI and/or SSI may wonder what happens to their disability benefits when they reach retirement age.

When claiming Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, each spouse must meet the eligibility criteria independently. SSDI considers your individual work history and earnings to qualify.

The Social Security Administration has published a final rule simplifying and expanding its rental subsidy program for Supplemental Security Income that is likely to allow more people to qualify for benefits.

When applying for SSDI, many people want to know upfront how much they will be eligible to receive in benefits each month. An individual on a fixed income who can’t work because of a disability needs this information to ensure...

By law, the Social Security Administration must attempt to recoup any overpayments it has issued, even if they were made by mistake. In many cases, the SSA would withhold entire checks from recipients it had overpaid.