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Seven Tips for a Ghoulishly Great Halloween

It’s that time of year again. Ghouls are on the prowl, witches have their brooms revved up and ready to go, and everywhere you look pumpkins are grinning at you.

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Recently Denied Social Security Disability Benefits

What Now? Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a payroll-funded program to supplement the income of those unable to work due to disability. For an individual to be eligible for SSDI, the disability must last for at least a year or be terminal. The disabled individual must also be under age 65 to be eligible, […]

Do I Need Disability Representation?

It’s hard to watch TV nowadays without sitting through a commercial or two trying to convince you that you need a lawyer’s or an advocate’s help to file a successful Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim. But if you’re planning to file a claim, do you really need representation? The short answer is, no, you […]

Working While Disabled

If you are disabled and have accumulated the prescribed number of Social Security credits, there is another factor to consider in determining whether you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance. Does your condition prevent you from engaging in “Substantial Gainful Activity”? Contrary to what many people believe, your disability does not need to prevent […]

Working While Disabled

There is a trial work period during which Social Security Disability recipients can make more than the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) amounts without losing disability benefits. SGA amounts are currently set at $1010 per month for most SSDI recipients and $1690 per month for those who are blind. During a trial work period, you are […]

Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)

There is a trial work period during which Social Security Disability recipients can make more than the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) amount without losing disability benefits. SGA amounts are currently set at $1010 per month for most SSDI recipients and $1690 per month for those who are blind. During a trial work period, you are […]

Reinstatement of Social Security Disability Benefits

There are various ways you can lose your Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The most obvious way, of course, is by recovering your health and going back to work. The Social Security Administration offers these incentives to help make this happy ending a likelihood: Trial Work Period During a trial work period, you are allowed […]

Blindness and Social Security Disability

Although it often causes hardship to victims and families alike, blindness can be much easier to cope with than it used to be. Organizations such as the American Council of the Blind (ACB) offer newsletters and plenty of information about how to cope with blindness. The ACB and other organizations provide information on vocational training, […]