When we’re young, full of energy and healthy, most of us don’t think that one day we’ll become disabled and unable to work, but the truth is that it happens to a lot of people. Life is full of the unexpected and things like car accidents, workplace accidents, exposure...
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Can I Get SSDI & SSI at the Same Time?
If you have become disabled and now your medical condition is keeping you from working and providing for yourself or your family, or both, you may be seriously considering applying for Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits, as you should! SSDI benefits can help...
Does Child Support Come Out of SSDI and SSI?
In all states, parents are legally obligated to financially support their children whether they’re married or not, employed or not, disabled, suffering from a serious mental illness, incarcerated, or unemployed. The only way a parent is off the hook for child support...
SSDI: What Are the ‘Compassionate Allowances’?
Have you recently become disabled and the medical condition is so severe that you cannot work? If your answer is “yes,” it’s worth it for you to find out if your condition is included in the Compassionate Allowances. But what is it? “Compassionate Allowances are a way...
Can Non-Citizens Get SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a separate program from Social Security Disability (SSDI). Unlike SSI, people don’t have to have worked long enough or recently to be approved for benefits. SSI is a federal income supplement program that is not funded by Social...
Can Noncitizens Get SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is not the same thing as Social Security Disability (SSD). SSI is described as a federal income supplement program, and the funds come from tax revenues, not from people’s Social Security taxes. SSI was designed for older adults, the...
SSD & SSI: How Do I Get Paid?
Are you applying for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits? If so, and you are approved, you’re going to want to know how your benefits will be paid. Do you receive a check every month? Are the benefits loaded on a card? Are they directly...
What Are Compassionate Allowances?
Social Security Disability is a vital program for American workers with disabilities. Fortunately, the government saves people’s Social Security taxes so when they become disabled or reach retirement age, they have something to fall back on. To prevent abuse of the...
Can I Reapply for SSI?
Suppose you applied for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) a few years ago and you were denied. You assumed there was nothing else you could do, so you threw in the towel. Now, you are still disabled and your condition has only worsened and you’re wondering, “Can I...
SSD vs. SSI: What’s the Difference?
Did you recently become disabled to the point where you were not able to work and earn a living? If so, you may be feeling like you’re running out of options for income. Perhaps now it’s time to consider applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental...