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Young people benefitting from Social Security advice - 9/8/2009
Chris Robideaux
Many young workers are still unconvinced that adequate retirement planning is necessary at their age. "I'm not retirement age, and I'm not disabled, so why should I be thinking about Social Security?"
This response comes from a 32-year old man when asked about his future. ...
Rise in disabled workers seeking benefits showing no signs of slowing - 9/8/2009
Chris Robideaux
Applications for Social Security disability benefits rose more than 17 percent in the first quarter, according to Allsup. There are 7.4 million people receiving disability benefits that average $1,063 a month, according to the Social Security Administration’s most recent data. ...
If you're retirement age with dependents, you could claim additional benefits - 9/1/2009
Chris Robideaux
You could receive additional benefits if you're retired with minor children. It’s becoming more and more common for older people to have minor children in their care— whether by having their own children, taking over the care of grandchildren or adopting children who need responsible parents. ...
Man who posed as dead man convicted of Social Security disability fraud - 8/31/2009
Chris Robideaux
James William Barber was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Dennis Blackmon in Coweta Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Carrollton to one year of imprisonment for identity fraud. ...
Cost of living increase adjustment may be absent from Seniors' Social Security checks - 8/27/2009
Chris Robideaux
In yet another blow to retiring Americans, there's a good chance there won't be a cost of living increase for seniors who collect social security, and that has some questioning their own security. ...
Are you eligible to collect your ex-spouse's benefits? - 8/24/2009
Chris Robideaux
It's as much a hot button issue as it has ever been. Social Security disability and retirement benefit is a crucial part of your financial and future well being. You might be asking --How do I qualify for benefits as a divorced spouse? ...
Certain disabled children now eligible for Medicare - 8/20/2009
Chris Robideaux
We usually think of age 65 as the point Medicare enters the picture, though that picture is now changing to include children. Indeed, there are 38 million people who have Medicare because they are age 65 or older. But there are an additional 7 million adults who qualify for Medicare through they are not yet 65. ...
Disability benefits check disappears for man declared dead - 8/19/2009
Chris Robideaux
In a story we hope is the last of its kind, but has happened before, a Bakersfield man is fighting to get his disability payments after he was somehow declared dead. James Evans' disability benefit check was taken back out of his bank account, setting off a nightmare he's not sure will soon be over. ...
The Straight Stuff About Your Child and Their Social Security Benefits - 8/18/2009
Chris Robideaux
If you have a son or daughter who is turning 18 soon, and are they collecting monthly Social Security benefits, then please continue reading. Will your son or daughter nearing adulthood be returning to high school this fall? If so, then you may have a bit of homework yourself before they return to school. ...
New Social Security Project Entails $24 Million For Electronic Health Data Gathering - 8/13/2009
Chris Robideaux
The Social Security Administration has announced the launching of a program that will collect comprehensive information regarding citizens' health histories and details, where pertains to those applying for disability benefits. ...
Benefit Lawsuit Settled By Social Security Agency For $500 Million - 8/13/2009
Chris Robideaux
The already beleaguered Social Security Administration has agreed to pay a total of $500 million to 80,000 people whose benefits were wrongly withheld by a federal program intended to deny payments to those fleeing arrest, the National Senior Citizens Law Center said. ...
Wisconsin woman sues lawyer for failing to prosecute her disability claim - 8/11/2009
Chris Robideaux
A Wisconsin woman is blaming (and suing) her former lawyer for the dismissal of her social security disability claim, having filed a complaint Aug. 3 in Madison County Circuit Court against Evan J. Beatty. ...
Your private disability coverage not affected by Social Security disability benefits - 8/10/2009
Chris Robideaux
If you become disabled and have a private policy, would it reduce your Social Security disability benefit? No. Your eligibility for Social Security disability benefits is not affected by any private insurance you may have. ...
Securing disability insurance makes more sense than ever - 8/7/2009
Chris Robideaux
The U.S. Census Bureau in the year 2000 reported that nearly 20% of the population was suffering some type of long-lasting medical condition or disability. A separate study reported that the chance of a 20-year-old worker becoming disabled before retirement is 3 in 10. ...
Short-term medical conditions meet Social Security definition of disability - 8/6/2009
Chris Robideaux
The definition of disability only requires that the individual demonstrate an inability to perform full-time work (full-time work is referred to as “substantial gainful activity” in the definition), according to the Social Security Administration. ...
Recession causes surge in Social Security disability benefit claims - 8/4/2009
Chris Robideaux
Social Security officials say they expect an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had predicted, as aging, sick baby boomers opt out of the work force in search for "safety net" income. ...
Certain Illnesses May Now Help Speed Up Your Social Security Disability Claim Process - 8/3/2009
Chris Robideaux
When your Social Security Administration statement arrives in the mail each year, it tells you how much money you are eligible for, should you become disabled. Now it may tell you exactly what diseases or chronic injuries will allow you to move up in line for faster qualification. ...
Certain Illnesses May Now Help Speed Up Your Social Security Disability Claim Process - 8/3/2009
Chris Robideaux
Can you qualify for an expedited Social Security disability claim? When your Social Security Administration statement arrives in the mail each year, it tells you how much money you are eligible for, should you become disabled. Now it may tell you exactly what diseases or chronic injuries will allow you to move up in line for faster qualification. ...
Doctors do not directly determine your Social Security status - 7/31/2009
Chris Robideaux
Certain factors are weighed in the Social Security Administration's(SSA) decision-making process of determining disability. ...
Are workers' comp and disability payments lowering your Social Security benefits? - 7/30/2009
Chris Robideaux
Whether you are currently, or may be receiving disability payment from workers’ compensation and/or another public disability payment in the future, these could reduce your and your family’s Social Security benefits. ...
Your Social Security retirement benefits can start at various ages - 7/28/2009
Chris Robideaux
You can get a reduced retirement benefit program as early as age 62. The 1983 Social Security Amendments raised the full retirement age beginning with people born in 1938 or later from 65 to 67. ...
Americans' Wait for Social Security Disability Benefit Claim Hearings Inexcusably Long - 7/21/2009
Chris Robideaux
Mainstream media is even weighing in on the fact that America's wait for quality long term health care and disability benefits is inexcusable. Katie Couric's CBS News special report on the snails' pace of even getting a Social Security Disability claims hearing pointed out the problem in 2008, but the problem remains. ...
Insurance Policies that Promise Guaranteed Long Term Disability Care Questionable - 7/21/2009
Chris Robideaux
The prospect of almost any American being able to receive quality long term health care or disability coverage is now seemingly an evaporating illusion. ...
Medical Vocational Allowances Important Social Security Disability Determination - 7/16/2009
Chris Robideaux
In this article, we will be examining the criteria for making Social Security disability claims more closely. This will help you better able to gauge exactly where you might stand amidst some of the more confusing aspects of the claims process. ...
Social Security disability hearings: What goes on - 7/15/2009
Chris Robideaux
The typical Social Security disability hearing takes place at an office known as the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, or ODAR. These hearings are presided over by a Federal Administrative Law Judge, or ALJ. ...
50 Million Americans Have Disabilities, Require Assistance - 7/14/2009
Chris Robideaux
50 million Americans or more have disabilities of some degree or another, and require some form of assistance. That number will only increase, as the available funds within social safety nets designed to care for disabled people declines, and large swaths of the populations either retire or claim some type of disability. ...
Faster Internet Social Security Disability Applications Process Still Tempered By In-Person Meetings - 7/13/2009
Chris Robideaux
The internet has allowed for faster social security disability application processing, although individuals will still have to meet with a case worker in person, just like it's always been done. In many, if not most social security offices, all internet-filed social security disability applications "go through the calendar" for a variety of reasons. ...
Survivors Must Determine Social Security Death Benefit in Wake of Tragedy - 7/9/2009
Chris Robideaux
The survivors of a deceased Social Security member must move to take all the necessary steps in determining the availability of Social Security Death Benefit to them after the death of a loved one occurs. ...
Collecting Social Security Benefits Later Means Greater Income - 7/8/2009
Chris Robideaux
This article outlines the issue surrounding millions of prospective retirees and the failing Social Security lifeline where regards timing one's retirement. ...
Social Security May Schedule a Psychiatric Exam to Determine Medical Eligibility - 7/7/2009
Chris Robideaux
This article deals with Social Security disability claims sent to a special disability examiner who has the responsibility of making a medical disability determination, which may or may not involve scheduling a psychiatric examination. ...
Social Security Safety Net Programs Failing American Poor - 7/6/2009
Chris Robideaux
Even though government safety net programs such as Social Security and food stamps have pulled growing numbers of Americans out of poverty since the mid-1990s, it's little consolation now for those with no alternative to disappearing, needed programs. ...
Backlog of Disability Cases Showing Reductions, According to Social Security Administration - 7/3/2009
Chris Robideaux
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, reported on the progress made in fiscal year 2008 in the agency’s efforts to expedite backlogged disability cases during a speech to the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives last year. ...
Veterans Return Medals, Protest Canadian Government "Clawback" of Long Term Disability Benefits - 7/3/2009
Chris Robideaux
Dennis Manuge of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and Robin Brentnall of Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador, are two veterans who carry a lot of resentment for their lack of fair treatment by Canadian authorities. They have mailed their service medals to Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean to protest what they term as a clawback of long-term disability pensions for veterans. ...
Collecting Social Security Benefits If You're Disabled Sometimes Tricky - 7/2/2009
Chris Robideaux
Should you happen to be disabled and looking to collect benefits, there are some things you should be aware of. First, workers who contribute a portion of their earnings to Social Security often underestimate what it takes to reap their benefits should they become permanently disabled. ...
Surviving a Divorced Spouse: Collecting Social Security Benefits - 7/1/2009
Chris Robideaux
One thing many aren't aware of is that if your divorced spouse dies, you can still receive benefits as a widow/widower. That is, if the marriage lasted 10 years or longer and you are age 60 or older (or age 50 if you are disabled). ...
An Upgrade for the Social Security Administration's Computer Modeling System - 6/29/2009
Chris Robideaux
The Social Security Administration's computer modeling system has recently undergone improvements which have increased the number of claimants receiving expedited approvals for disability benefits. ...
Social Security Disability Fraud Affects Legitimate Claims - 6/26/2009
Chris Robideaux
A Nevada boxing judge has been indicted in Las Vegas on a federal charge that he improperly collected about $250,000 in Social Security disability benefits. ...
New Social Security Teleservice Center to Open in Jackson, Tennessee - 6/25/2009
Chris Robideaux
Commissioner of Social Security Michael J. Astrue announced Monday June 22 that the agency plans to open a new teleservice center (TSC) in Jackson, Tennessee, which will be the first new call center opened by Social Security in more than a decade. ...
Tips for figuring Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for disabled children - 6/23/2009
Chris Robideaux
SSI makes monthly payments to people with low income and limited resources who are 65 or older, or blind or disabled. Your child under age 18 can qualify if he or she meets Social Security’s definition of disability for children, and if his or her income and resources fall within the eligibility limits. ...
Retirees Seeking Social Security Benefits Encouter Dysfunctional System - 6/23/2009
Chris Robideaux
Many retiring baby boomers will have questions about their Social Security benefits in the coming years, but few will likely get answers —- at least not quickly. Each day this year, about 10,000 baby boomers will turn 62. ...
Social Security, Health Care and Veterans Benefits Crisis Laid Out by Chris Simcox - 6/19/2009
Chris Robideaux
Candidate for U.S. Senate Chris Simcox speaks on Social Security, Health Care and Veterans Benefits ...
Social Security, Health Care and Veterans Benefits Crisis aid Out by Chris Simcox - 6/19/2009
Chris Robideaux
Candidate for U.S. Senate Chris Simcox speaks on Social Security, Health Care and Veterans Benefits ...
Demographics are main reason for imperiling of Social Security - 6/17/2009
Chris Robideaux
With aging baby boomers retiring early, and a diminishing younger workforce, Social Security is facing a cataclysmic event, should necessary reforms not occur. ...
Keys Factors in Winning Your Social Security Disability Case - 6/16/2009
Chris Robideaux
Winning your SSD or SSI case involves many factors, and not the least of these is securing competent legal representation for yourself. ...
Hurricane Katrina Continues to Batter Louisiana Disability Recipients - 6/15/2009
Chris Robideaux
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) reports Medicaid, medical assistance for aged, blind, disabled and low-wage working families, is down 46 percent from pre-Katrina levels. DHH reports before Katrina there were 134,249 people in New Orleans on Medicaid. ...
Social Security Loophole Allows Creditors to Steal Economic Recovery Checks, Disability Payments - 6/10/2009
Chris Robideaux
A bipartisan group of legislators is putting pressure on the Treasury Department to close a loophole that has allowed banks to seize Social Security and disability benefits from customers' accounts despite federal rules intended to protect these benefits from creditors. ...
Over 60% of Initial Social Security Disability Benefits Applications are Denied - 6/10/2009
Chris Robideaux
In most states, the next step after being initially denied Social Security Disability Benefits, is to appeal through a document called a Request For Reconsideration. This appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of the application denial. ...
Social Security Disability Benefits: Eligibility and Application Process - 6/9/2009
Chris Robideaux
With the overall number of Social Security Disability Benefits applications up to record numbers, it is important that one at least knows the best and most timely way to get their applications in. ...
Your Social Security Disability Payments Can Be Affected By Various Factors - 6/5/2009
Chris Robideaux
Disability payments from private sources, such as private pension or insurance benefits, do not affect your Social Security disability benefits. However, workers’ compensation and other public disability benefits may reduce your Social Security benefits. ...
With Record Number of Disability Applicants, Social Security Braces For the Worst - 6/2/2009
Chris Robideaux
The Social Security Disability Insurance application process is experiencing a huge crunch right now, to the tune of 2.6 million applicants, and 'crunch time' is expected to last for the next couple of years. This will make it even more important for people to find out if they are likely to be eligible before they apply and for those with severe disabilities to get adequate representation from the beginning. ...
Social Security Continues to Be Imperiled By Economic Collapse - 6/1/2009
Chris Robideaux
Compounding an already unfathomable crisis, Americans have lost more than $15 trillion in housing and stock wealth, with the great bulk of the losses being incurred by people age 45 and older. ...
Salt Lake area schools opt out of Social Security - 5/29/2009
Chris Robideaux
The new Canyons School District in the Salt lake area may opt out of Social Security, and this has stirred up more questions than answers about the risks and benefits to employees. As the new district considers its options, it will follow a course explored by a handful of Utah municipalities. ...
Social Security Outlook: Downturn Does Not Affect Long Run Picture - 5/15/2009
Chris Robideaux
The 2009 Social Security Trustees Report shows a considerably worse short-run picture and slightly worse long-run picture than the 2008 report. In the short-run, the annual surplus of taxes over benefits is projected to be just $18.8 billion in 2009 and $18.3 billion in 2010. ...
The Social Security Crisis Continues, Abated Only by Active Citizenry - 5/4/2009
Chris Robideaux
The Social Security and bank bailouts mess continues inexorably to what can only be a cataclysmic conclusion (for taxpayers) at the current rate of financial meltdown. ...
$250 Recovery Payments to Go to Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries in May - 5/3/2009
Chris Robideaux
Vice President Joe Biden and Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced today that the federal government will send out $250 economic recovery payments to people who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits beginning in early May 2009 and continuing throughout the month. No action is required to get the payment, which will be sent separately from the person’s regular monthly payment. ...
Social Security Attorney Directory Helps to Speed SSDI Benefits - 4/19/2009
With average waiting times of one to three years for SSDI, many disabled people try to minimize their disabilities and take any job they can find. But, with fewer jobs available, this option is also limited ...
Social Security Law - Letter - 6/2/2008
Letter to the Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security from Sanders who applied for SSI benefits as a disabled. The claimant applied for Disability benefits under Title II. ...
Social Security number - 1/17/2008
A side effect of the Social Security program in the United States has been the near-universal adaptation of the program's identification number, the Social Security number, as the national identification number in the United States. The social security number, or SSN, is issued pursuant to section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). ...
Retirement, auxiliary, survivors, and disability benefits - 1/17/2008
The largest component of OASDI is the payment of retirement benefits. Throughout a worker's career, the Social Security Administration keeps track of his or her earnings. The amount of the monthly benefit to which the worker is entitled depends upon that earnings record and upon the age at which the retiree chooses to begin receiving benefits. For the entire history of Social Security, benefits have been paid almost entirely by using revenue from payroll taxes ...
Social Security Act of 1965 - 1/17/2008
The Social Security Act of 1965 resulted in the passing of two bills: Medicare and Medicaid. The act provided federal health insurance for the elderly (over 65) and for poor families. While Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) was responsible for signing the bill, there were many others involved in drafting the final bill that was introduced to the United States Congress in March 1965. ...
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax - 4/19/2009
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax is a United States payroll (or employment) tax imposed by the federal government on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare—federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers. Social Security benefits include old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI); Medicare provides hospital insurance benefits. ...
The Social Security Act Implementation and Expansion - 4/19/2009
Payroll taxes were first collected in 1937, also the year in which the first benefits were paid, namely the lump-sum death benefit paid to 53,236 beneficiaries. ...
Creation: The Social Security Act - 4/19/2009
The Social Security Act was drafted by President Roosevelt's committee on economic security, under Edwin Witte, and passed by Congress as part of the New Deal. It was controversial when originally proposed, with one point of opposition being that it would cause a loss of jobs. However, proponents argued that that was in fact an advantage ...
International Society for Labour and Social Security Law - 4/19/2009
The International Society for Labour and Social Security Law is an international associating whose purpose is to study labour and social security law at the national as well as international level, to promote the exchange of ideas and information from a comparative perspective, and to encourage the closest possible collaboration among academics, lawyers, and other experts within the fields of labour and social security law. ...
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